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Artist: Dick Gaughan
Canonical path: /dick-gaughan/johnny-miner
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Johnny Miner
Read Johnny Miner lyrics by Dick Gaughan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Johnny Miner
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Johnny Miner, you were born
Never to see the rising dawn
Now it's time that you were gone
Farewell, Johnny Miner
Farewell Durham, Yorkshire too
Nottingham the same to you
Scotland, South Wales bid adieu
Farewell, Johnny Miner
You've battled with the sliding scale
Lungs turned black and faces pale
Now your body's up for sale
Farewell, Johnny Miner
They've promised you the earth sometimes
To get coal from the stinking mines
Now the justice for their crimes is
Farewell, Johnny Miner
Cheer up, John, don't take it hard
Unemployment isn't bad
They'll treat you well in the knacker's yard
Farewell, Johnny Miner
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Dick Gaughan performs "Johnny Miner", and this lyric page sits inside the Dick Gaughan catalog on LyroVerse.
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