Lyrics

Draegermen, digging in that cold coal mine
God only knows just what they’ll find
Down in that cold coal mine
Draegerman down in that Westray mine.

Searching and hoping for a breath of life
To bring the good news for a mother and wife
Down in that cold coal mine
Draegermen down in that Westray mine

Fresh air flowing through a huge rock fall
Where the bare-faced miners could only crawl
Down in that cold coal mine
Draegermen down in that Westray mine.

Digging through the coal dust, it’s not safe to pass
Are there airways blocked by that methane gas
Down in that cold coal mine
Down in that Westray mine

Draegermen, draegermen looking so sad
For the twenty-six miners and the lives they once had
Down in that cold coal mine
Draegermen down in that Westray mine
Draegermen down in that Westray mine.

 Lyrics transcribed from the recording:
MacDonald, Val. N.d. Yours Truly. CD EPC901CD.