Songs from the album
'HARK THE VILLAGE WAIT'

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First two verses sung acapella

Verse 1
It's in the evening after dark,
When the blackleg miner creeps to work,
With his moleskin pants and dirty shirt,
There goes the blackleg miner!

Verse 2
Well he grabs his duds and down he goes
To hew the coal that lies below,
There's not a woman in this town-row
Will look at the blackleg miner.

[F#m] [EM] [F#m] [EM] [F#m] [EM] [F#m] [EM] [F#m] ( X 2 between each group of two verses)

Verse 3
Oh, [F#m] Delaval is a [EM] terrible place.
They [F#m] rub wet clay in the [EM] blackleg's face,
And [F#m] around the heaps they [EM] run a foot race,
To [F#m] catch the [EM]backleg [F#m] miner!

Verse 4
So, dinna gang near the Seghill mine.
Across the way they stretch a line,
To catch the throat and break the spine
Of the dirty backleg miner.

Verse 5
They grab his duds and his pick as well,
And they hoy them down the pit of hell.
Down you go, and fare you well,
You dirty blackleg miner!

Verse 6
Oh, it's in the evening after dark,
When the blackleg miner creeps to work,
With his moleskin pants and dirty shirt,
There goes the blackleg miner!

Verse 7
So join the union while you may.
Don't wait till your dying day,
For that may not be far away,
You dirty blackleg miner!

'The Blackleg Miner' transcribed by Joellen Robinson.

Thanks JoE

Verse 1
A [em]blacksmith courted [D]me, nine [em]months and [D]be[ em]tter. 
He fairly won my [D]heart, he wrote [em]me a [D]le[em]tter. 
With his hammer [D]in his [em]hand he [G]looked so cle[D]ver 
And if [em]I  were with my love I would [G]live [D]for e[em]ver.

Verse 2
Oh where has my love gone with his cheeks like roses? 
He's gone across the sea, gathering primroses.
I'm afraid the shining sun might burn and scorch his beauty 
And if I were with my love I would do my duty. 
Lala lalala lalalalala

Verse 3
Strange news has come to town, strange news is carried. 
Strange news flies up and down that my love is married. 
Oh I wish them both much joy though they don't hear me 
And if I were with my love I would do my duty.

Verse 4
Oh what did you promise me when you lay beside me? 
You said you'd marry me and not deny me. 
If I said I'd marry you it was only to try you 
So bring your witness love and I'll not deny you. 
Lala lalala lalalalala

Verse 5
Oh witness have I none save God Almighty. 
And may He reward you well for the slighting of me. 
Her lips grew pale and wan, it made her poor heart tremble, 
For to think she had loved one and he'd proved deceitful.

Verse 1
The [C#m]love that I have [B]chosen [C#m]I therBewith be cont[C#]ent
The [C#m]salt sea shall be  [B]frozen [C#m]before [B]that I repent[C#m]
Re[C#m]pent it shall I Bnever [C#m]until [B]the day I dee  [C#m]
But the [C#m]lowlands of  [B]Holland [C#m]has tw[B]ined my love and me[C#m].