Springhill disaster
In the town of Springhill Nova
Down in the dark of the Cumberland mines
There's blood on the coal and the miners lie
In roads that never saw sun or sky
In roads that never saw sun or skyIn the town of Springhill you don't sleep easy
Often the earth will tremble and roll
When the earth is restless miners die
Bone and blood is the price of coal
Bone and blood is the price of coalIn the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia
Late in the year of 58
The days still come and the sun still shines
But is dark as the grave in the Cumberland mines
dark as the grave in the Cumberland minesThree days passed and the lands gave out
And Caleb rushed and got up and said
We've no more water or light or bread
So we'll live on songs and hope instead
we'll live on songs and hope insteadListen to the shouts of the blackfaced miners
Listen to the rubble of the rescued tears
Three hundred tons of coal and slack
Hope imprisoned in the three foot seam
Hope imprisoned in the three foot seamTwelve days passed and some where rescued
Leaving the dead to lie alone
Through all their days, they dug a grave
Two miles of earth is a marking stone
Two miles of earth is a marking stone
© Trad. Arr. Connemara Stone Company
Verlag - Clay Hill Music