Name: The Bosom Of The Mine
Duration: 4 min 57 s
Channel: Vic Arnold
Description: "The Bosom Of The Mine" is a song by Vic Arnold. A song about a mining town, with it's life, love and tragedy.

The Bosom Of The Mine

Vic Arnold

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A song about a mining town, with it's life, love and tragedy.

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Vic Arnold

Being in various pro bands in the '60's Vic got to work with talented people including "The Beatles" and Roger Miller. He's met many stars including Cash, Or

Song Info

Genre

Country • Country General

Charts

Peak #26

Peak in subgenre #9

Author

Vic Arnold

Rights

Vic Arnold 2012

Uploaded

March 12, 2012

Track Files

MP3

MP3 4.5 MB • 128 kbps • 4:57

Story behind the song

I was born and many early years in a coal mining town.
Both my grandfathers had worked in the mine and eventually died, partly as a result of it.  Despite the harshness of the life it had its beauty too.
This is a new version of which I first wrote two years ago.

Lyrics

Mountain River Mine   © Vic Arnold 2010

On the mountain, the beautiful mountain  C         F  C
Looking down on a honey town                G        Am
Where we drink from the crystal fountain   C        F  C 
On it's way to the river in the ground         G        F  C  

And on the river, the beautiful river                 C         F  C
Where the children skim their stones          G        Am   
On sparkling water that flashes silver          C        F  C 
'Til the women call them home                  G        F   C  

Ch.
And we lived here down through the ages   G       C
And we loved here in those times               G       Am  F
Where we tended to our babies               C        G     Am   F
All in the bosom of the mine                      C        F    C   Am

Instrumental
  
In the valley, the beautiful valley              C         F  C
There's a darkness coming from the hill    G        Am
People crying, there are many                  C        F  C 
Blackened bodies lying still                       G        F  C  

 Ch.
And we lived here down through the ages   G       C
And we loved here in those times               G       Am  F
Where we tended to our babies               C        G     Am   F
All in the bosom of the mine                      C        F    C   Am

Repeat last line                                         C        F    C   Am

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