Miner's Lifeguard

Miner's life is like a sailor's
'Board a ship to cross the waves
Ev'ry day his life's in danger,
Still he ventures being brave
Watch the rocks, they're falling daily
Careless miners always fail
Keep your hand upon the dollar
And your eye upon the scale

cho: Union miners stand together,
Heed no operator's tale,
Keep your hand upon the dollar,
And your eye upon the scale

Soon this trouble will be ended,
Union men will have their rights
After many years of bondage
Digging days and digging nights;
Then by honest weight we labor
Union workers never fail
Keep your hand upon the dollar
And your eye upon the scale

Let no union man be weakened
By newspapers' false reports,
Be like sailors on the ocean
Trusting in their safe lifeboats
Let your lifeboat be Jehovah
Those who trust Him never fail
Keep your hand upon the dollar
And your eye upon the scale

You've been docked and docked, my boys,
You've been loading two to one;
What have you to show for working
Since this mining has begun?
Overalls and cans for rockers,
In your shanties, sleep on rails
Keep your hand upon the dollar
And your eye upon the scale

In conclusion, bear in memory,
Keep the password in your mind:
God provides for every nation
When in union they combine
Stand like men and linked together,
Victory for you'll prevail,
Keep your hand upon the dollar
And your eye upon the scale

Note: an 1890ish parody on Life is Like a Mountain Railway, ca 1870
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