The Prince Of Darkness

Am Dm Am I was born in the village of cockenzie Am Dm Am and my father was an elder of the kirk F C G Am And by the time i reached thirteen, he looked me in at the een C G Am and told me it was time i was in work F C For employment was the way to fight the devil F C And i must challenge him wherever he was found F C G Am But if i wanted decent pay, there were five different ways C G Am North, south, east, west or down! F C G I used to battle with the prince of darkness F C G I used to steal away his heart through a four foot seam F C G Am And when they asked if i was poor, i'd tell them "aye, sure" C G But they never had to teach me how to dream Am Dm Am The first time i went under i was shakin', Am Dm Am I was just a laddie frightened o' the dark F C G Am But wi' a cutter in ma hand, i soon became a man, C G Am And i was surely never frightened o' the work F C I learned to listen for the creakin' of the timbers, F C Tae watch the air around the candle flame F C G Am And in every sweated turn i learned the risks that were run C G Am And that danger was a miner's middle name F C G I used to battle with the prince of darkness F C G I used to steal away his heart through a four foot seam F C G Am And when they asked if i was poor, i'd tell them "aye, sure" C G But they never had to teach me how to dream Am Dm Am I went down at newtongrange and kirkcaldy Am Dm Am Sweatin' blood for seven bob a week F C G Am And in the shuttle and the cage, i learned the spirit of the age C G Am From men who never turned the other cheek F C And when my father asked if i was still for jesus F C Was he my help and my saviour doon the mine F C G Am And i said i'd bow my head in prayer if i turned and found him there C G Am At my shoulder on a union picket line F C G I used to battle with the prince of darkness F C G I used to steal away his heart through a four foot seam F C G Am And when they asked if i was poor, i'd tell them "aye, sure" C G But they never had to teach me how to dream Am Dm Am Now i work in the mining meuseum Am Dm Am And show the tourists what ma job used tae be F C G Am And when they ask aboot ma clan, i tell them i'm a workin' man C G Am And the union was clan enough for me F C It gave me brothers frae, the reddin' tae the rhondda, F C Comrades frae the rockets tae the rand F C G Am For there's nae colour, creed or race when ye're sweatin' at the face C G Am Wi' a pick or a shovel in yer hand F C G I used to battle with the prince of darkness F C G I used to steal away his heart through a four foot seam F C G Am And when they asked if i was poor, i'd tell them "aye, sure" C G But they never had to teach me how to dream Am Dm Am But now we've got a government in london Am Dm Am And the new labour party's won the day F C G Am And they come back tae find their roots in their sharp italian suits C G Am And when the cameras are gone, so are they F C And they whisper that socialism's diein' F C Ye cannae sell it at the supermarket till F C G Am But where there's fifty left like me, we'll make bloody sure they see C G Am That ideas are the hardest things tae k**l F C G I used to battle with the prince of darkness F C G I used to steal away his heart through a four foot seam F C G Am And when they asked if i was poor, i'd tell them "aye, sure" C G But they never had to teach me how to dream