Coorie Doon - Workday Wednesday

And a second, more lullaby-like version:

I have coal mining ancestors on both sides of my family.
I was thinking of them today.

In this lullaby, "coorie" means to "cuddle" or "crouch" and "doon"
means "down." Matt McGinn, the composer and lyricist, likens the
image of a child falling into the darkness of sleep to the father
going down to the darkness of the mine.

A Miner's Lullaby (Coorie Doon)
by Matt McGinn

Coorie doon, Coorie doon, Coorie Doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day.
Coorie doon, Coorie doon, Coorie Doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day.

Lie doon, my dear, and in your ear,
To help you close your eye,
I'll sing a song, a slumber song,
A miner's lullaby.

Your daddy's doon the mine, my darling,
Doon in the Curbly Main,
Your daddy's howkin' coal, my darling,
For his ain wee wean.

There's darkness doon the mine my darling,
Darkness, dust and damp,
But we must have oor heat, oor light,
Oor fire and our lamp.

Your daddy coories doon, my darling,
Doon in a three foot seam,
So you can coorie doon my darling,
Coorie doon and dream.

--Nancy.
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