Oh once I was a young man I looked over vales and hills. And I saw myself a future Of riches and of thrills But on my Fifteenth birthday I paid my union dues And they sent me deep into the ground
Oh the winter wind can blow me colder Oh the summers heat can parch me dry But I'd not leave here for a fortune I shall never leave here till I die
Once I loved a woman She meant all the world to me And I saw ourselves a future As far as I could see But I was only thirty seven When they took her down from me And they buried her deep into the ground
Oh the winter wind can blow me colder Oh the summers heat can parch me dry But I'll love these dark, dark hills forever And I won't leave them now until I die Oh the winter wind can blow me colder Oh the summers heat can parch me dry But I'll love these dark, dark hills forever And I won't leave them now until I die
Oh once I had a family Sons to make you proud But they have gone and left me, And I count the time out loud And now I am an old man Just waiting for my turn Till they'll take me back into the ground