Intro Verse A miner's life is like a sailor Aboard a ship to cross the waves Every day his life's in danger Many ventures being brave Verse Watch the rocks, they're falling daily Careless miners always fail Keep your hand upon your wages And your eye upon the scale Union miners, stand together Do not heed the Coal Board's tale Keep your hand upon your wages And your eye upon the scale Verse You've been docked and docked again, boys You've been loading three for one Oh, what's the use in all your working When your mining days are done? Verse Worn out shoes and worn out miners Blackened lungs and faces pale Oh, keep your hand upon your wages And your eye upon the scale Union miners, stand together Do not heed the Coal Board's tale Keep your hand upon your wages And your eye upon the scale Instrumental Verse In conclusion, bear in memory Keep this password in your mind Worker's strength cannot be broken When unions be combined Verse Stand up tall and stand together Victory for you prevail Oh, keep your hands upon your wages And your eye upon the scale Union miners, stand together Do not heed the Coal Board's tale Keep your hand upon your wages And your eye upon the scale Union miners, stand together Do not heed the Coal Board's tale Keep your hand upon your wages And your eye upon the scale Outro