Deep Into The Ground

Oh once I was a young man
 Looked over vales and hills
 Saw myself a future
 Of riches and of thrills
 But on me 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 summer's heat can parch me dry
 But I'll not leave here for a fortune
 I shall never leave here till I die
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 Oh once I had a family
 Sons to make you proud
 They have gone and left me now
 And I count the time out loud
 For now I am an old man
 Just waiting for my turn
 Till they take me back into the ground
 Oh the winter wind can blow me colder
 Oh the summer's heat can parch me dry
 But I'll not leave here for a fortune
 I shall never leave here till I die
 Oh the winter wind can blow me colder
 Oh the summer's heat can parch me dry
 But I'll love these dark, dark hills forever
 And I won't leave them until I die
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 Oh once I loved a woman
 She meant all she world to me
 Saw ourselves a future
 As far as I could see
 But I was only forty-seven
 When they took her down from me
 And buried her deep
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 Oh the winter wind can blow me colder
 Oh the summer's heat can parch me dry
 But I'll love these dark, dark hills forever
 And I won't leave them until I die
 Merry Christmas, Dad
 Merry Christmas, son