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THE DREAM OF A MINER'S CHILD Sung by: Loyd Richardson Recorded in Timbo, AR 9/3/62 Click here to listen to the original recording While hearing his little child scream, And turning to the side of his little girl's bed, Says, "Daddy, I've had such a dream." Chorus: "Oh, Daddy, don't go to the mines today, For dreams have so often come true. Oh, Daddy, my Daddy, please don't go away, For I never could live without you." "I dreamed that the mines were all steaming with fire; The men all fought for their lives, And when the steam entered, the mouth of the mines Were crowded with sweethearts and wives." (Chorus) Her Daddy then, smiling and stroking her face, Was turning away from her sigh. While laying her small arms around Daddy's neck, She gave him a kiss, and then cried: "Go down to the village, and tell your dear friends As sure as the bright stars do shine, There's something that's going to happen today. Oh, Daddy, don't go to the mines." (Chorus) Also found in Randolph, Vol. IV, #859. |
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