|__ |_ She is my flower  And she blooms for the one who loves her best  The miners stop to watch her when she wa_-a-a-alks They know her love is not for sale   She will never fail me 'cause I know   I watched her grow  The mother of a miner's child Waits for me beside the kitchen door  She is my li-i-ight  In this place where the darkness never ends  She'll guide me where the tunnels twist and bend_-en-en-end She's the only one who listens when I tell her I got less than I can spend    She knows the pace  Oh, mother of a miner's child Wash away the coal dust from my face |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ When the night shift's done  She'll be waiting by the table when I come  Searching for another dream to cha_-a-a-ase Oh, mother of a miner's child I know that you still think about the day     When we'll be moving on Remember dear old daddy and The promise that I made to carry on  Sometimes I smile  In the cage where the cables softly hum  I'd curse that old straw boss to the bo_-o-o-one But the mother of a miner's child Is waiting for her pay-check to come home   Come Saturday  And he is just a miner's boy I hope that he will find a better way |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ She is my flower  And she blooms for the one who loves her best  The miners stop to watch her when she wa_-a-a-alks They know her love is not for sale   She will never fail me 'cause I know   I watched her grow  The mother of a miner's child Waits for me beside the kitchen door |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_!