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This gets called The Miner's Life, The Miner's Lifeguard, or Union Miners and is a right belting chorus song (I cannot match The Wilsons for impact!!). It dates from a strike by South Wales miners in the 1890s – they adopted a good welsh hymn tune Calon Lan (A Pure Heart) to carry the words. Of course it has no relevance today – but did cheer up the sad socialists when I sang it just after the last election. A version was taken across the Atlantic with immigrant miners and has been modified later with railway images. The Welsh version here is sung by Alan Rosevear in Exeter. Roud Number.

MINER'S LIFEGUARD
The Miner's Life is like a sailor's,
Board a ship to cross the wave,
Every day his life's in danger
Still he ventures, being brave.
Watch the rocks, they're falling daily,
Careless miners always fail;
Keep your hands upon your wages
And your eyes upon the scale.

Union miners, stand together,
Never heed the owners' tale,
Keep your hands upon your wages
And your eyes upon the scale.

You've been docked, and docked again boys,
You've been loading two to one,
What have you to show for working
Since the mining has begun;
But worn-out boots, and worn-out miners,
Lungs of stone and children pale,
Keep your hands upon your wages
And your eyes upon the scale.

In conclusion, bear in memory,
Keep this password in your mind,
God provides for every miner
When in union they combine;
Stand like men, and linked together
Victory shall for you prevail;
Keep your hands upon your wages
And your eyes upon the scale.