Union
Miner - George Evans arr. Peter Hunt
1. Miner's life is like a sailor's
Board a ship to cross the waves
Every day his life's in danger
Still he ventures, being brave
Watch the rocks, they're falling daily
Careless miner's always fail
Keep your hand upon your wages
And your eye upon the scale
Chorus
Union miners, stand together
Do not heed the owners tale
Keep your hand upon your wages
And your eye upon the scale
2. You've been docked and docked again, boys
You've been loading three for one
What have you to show for working
Since your mining days began?
Worn-out tools and worn-out miners
and your children thin and pale
Keep your hand upon your wages
And your eye upon the scale
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3. In conclusion, bear in
memory,
Keep this always in your mind
Workers people will be stronger
When in Union we combine
Through division we may perish
Still united we'll prevail
Keep your hand upon your wages
And your eye upon the scale
4. Though they've sold us down the river,
bought us up and closed us down,
Through the shadows of this wasteland
stirs a voice they cannot drown,
Its the echo of our fathers rising like a roaring gale,
Keep your hands upon your wages,
and your eyes upon the scale.
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