Six Jolly Miners Collected by Bob Copper in about 1954, from Victor 'Turp' Brown, of Cheriton, Hants: see Chapter Eighteen, pp. 151-168, of Songs and Southern Breezes for the details; and the appendix for these words.
It's of six jolly miners, six miners you shall hear
And they had been a-mining for many a long year
So they travelled all England, Ireland and Scotland all around,
And of their delight was a-working underground.There was one came from Cornwall and two from Derby town,
The other three from Williamsbridge, young lads of high renown,
But of all their delight was to split those rocks in twine
And it's all for the treasure, my boys, as we does undermine.Sometimes we have money, boys, sometimes we've none at all
But we can have good credit, my boys, when on it we do call.
We call for liquors merrily and drink our healths all round.
Here's a health to all my jolly miners that works all underground.So 'tis down by the crystal river stream I heard a fair maid sing,
Oh haven't you seen my miner or haven't you been this way,
So haven't you seen my miner? so sweetly sang she,
For of all the trades in England it's the miners for me.
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