In the town of Springhill Nova Scotia Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine There's blood on the coal and the miners lie In roads that never saw sun or sky   In the town of Springhill they don't sleep easy Often the earth will tremble and roll When the earth is restless miners die Bone and blood is the price of coal Bone and blood is the price of coal Listen to the shouts of the black faced miner Listen to the call of the rescue team We have no water light or bread So we're living on songs and hope instead Living on songs and hope instead  In the town of Springhill Nova Scotia Down in the dark of the Cumberland mine There's blood on the coal and the miners lie In roads that never saw sun or sky Roads that never saw sun nor sky   In the town of Springhill don't sleep easy Often the earth will tremble and roll When the earth is restless miners die Bone and blood is the price of coal Bone and blood is the price of coal Bone and blood is the price of coal