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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 eyes,
I'll sing a song, a slumber song,
A miner's lullaby.
Coorie doon, coorie doon, coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day;
Coorie doon, coorie doon, coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day.
Your daddy's doon the mine, my darling,
Doon in the Curbly main;
Your daddy's howkin' coal, my darling,
For his own wee wean.
Coorie doon, coorie doon, coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day;
Coorie doon, coorie doon, coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day.
There's darkness doon the mine, my darling,
Darkness, dust and damp;
But we must have our heat, our light,
Our fire and our lamp.
Coorie doon, coorie doon, coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day;
Coorie doon, coorie doon, coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day.
Your daddy coories doon, my darling,
Doon in a three foot seam,
So you can coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon and dream.
Coorie doon, coorie doon, coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day;
Coorie doon, coorie doon, coorie doon, my darling,
Coorie doon the day.
The variant in the video above features a 1963 live performance by Luke Kelly.
Note: 'Coorie doon' is Scottish for 'snuggle down'.
The YouTube video below features a variant arranged and recorded by Ryan's Fancy (From the Ryan's Fancy CBC Television series — Ryan's Fancy on Bell Island — June 15, 1977).
See more songs by Ryan's Fancy.
