Caradon Hill

In a hillside dark and deep
Underneath our feet
Men work themselves to death

On the edge of life they fight
To find the seam
Before it steals away their breath

Keep the candle burning, boys
Be careful as you go
We're waiting on the surface, boys
[?] when you find the load

And each time we hear the bell
We're in heaven and in hell
As we wait for news from deep beneath the ground
We're hungry and we're weak
And the copper ore we seek
Is elusive, it's nowhere to be found

As they find they find the load
We feel the ground explode
And the silence oh so loud

We break the rock apart
But beyond broken hearts
There's nothing to be found

And each time we hear the bell
We're in heaven and in hell
As we wait for news from deep beneath the ground
We're hungry and we're weak
And the copper ore we seek
Is elusive, it's nowhere to be found

Across [?] and [?] on the moor
Are wreckers of our lives
A miner's life is hard
And Caradon Hill is scarred
With remnants of our plight

And each time we hear the bell
We're in heaven and in hell
As we wait for news from deep beneath the ground
We're hungry and we're weak
And the copper ore we seek
Is elusive, it's nowhere to be found

And each time we hear the bell
We're in heaven and in hell
As we wait for news from deep beneath the ground
We're hungry and we're weak
And the copper ore we seek
Is elusive, it's nowhere to be found

We're hungry and we're weak
And the copper ore we seek
Is elusive, it's nowhere to be found

It's elusive, it's nowhere to be found