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Utah Phillips
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The Miner's Lullaby
Once long a-go he was handsome and tall And fit to be called to the war We left our village family and all Never to return any more Now he takes his coat, his bucket and lamp And whistles away to the cage Where men young and old from all over the camp Gather in search of a wage Husband sleep, lay your head back and dream A slow falling leaf born down to the stream Then carried away in the arms of morphine Homeward far over the sea My husband and I are Roman in faith Though we have a secret to keep If ever his life is taken away Then gentle and long will he sleep Oh, some men pass with family around And linens and blankets so clean But there's seldom a miner goes under the ground
Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Without his tin of morphine Husband sleep, lay your head back and dream A slow falling leaf born down to the stream Then carried away in the arms of morphine Homeward far over the sea
But now here's a word, an explosion is heard The miners are trapped far below If any survive down there alive I'm certain we never will know Although our families have vainly appealed No rescue attempt can be seen Our hope for loved ones in the dark earth sealed Now lies in a tin of morphine Husband sleep, lay your head back and dream A slow falling leaf born down to the stream Then carried away in the arms of morphine Homeward far over the sea.
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