Landless Forever
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At every pit my name was dirt
The only way to get some work
Was scratch a bag for five whole pounds
To Pennsylvania I was bound
Three weeks aboard a steamer ship
Sick with less cramp than the pit
It took a while to find my feet
The shore as well as all the deep
But every time I rise from sleep
A voice within calls to me
Leave the mines
Settle the land
When and how could that happen, Buckman?
Never, never, certainly never
Landless forever, a pauper for good
Landless for good, oh
We have unions here and strikes the same as home
Tussled with other men on how much work was done
More and more men come
As the days tick on
They said the war would mean strong lads were in demand
And men who knew which were foul calls by dingy man
But still more men come
Wives and bairns all long
Soon the basin's full
Lord above, oh, poor cess
Leave the mines
Settle the land
How could that ever happen, Buckman?
Never, never, certainly never
Landless forever, a pauper for good
Landless for good, Buckman