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 down, 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