Chorus :
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 eye,
I'll sing a
song, a slumber song,
A miner's
lullaby.
Your daddy's
doon the mine my darling,
Doon in the
Curbly Main,
Your daddy's
howkin' coal my darling,
For his ain
wee wean.
There's
darkness doon the mine my darling,
Darkness,
dust and damp,
But we must
have oor heat, oor light,
Oor fire and
our lamp.
Your daddy
coories doon my darling,
Doon in a
three foot seam,
So you can
coorie doon my darling,
Coorie doon
and dream.
Footnote : Matt McGinn ( 1928-1977 ) was one
of the most prolific songwriters of the Scottish Folk Revival and among
the most popular entertainers on the Folk Club circuit. He performed
everywhere from the humblest of howffs to the Carnegie Hall in New York.
I first heard him singing ' Coorie Doon ' at The Rothes Folk Club in
Glenrothes, Fife.
