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1793.12
The Miners' Song
Anon
The Star (September 11, 1793)
Sung by Mr. Fox, in the Celebrated Siege of Valenciennes
[1]
Now Performing at Astley's.
I.
In
the bowels of the earth,
We
miners take our birth;
Secure from prying eyes, our fatal work prepare:
And
soon we'll make the foe,
Our
mighty calling know,
And blow them and blow them, to atoms in the air!
And blow them, and blow them, to atoms in the
air!
II.
The
faithful compass see,
Directs
us where to be,
To countermine the art of Britain's daring foe:
Now,
haughty Gauls, beware,
For
not a man we'll spare,
But to atoms, to atoms, the garrison we'll blow!
But to atoms, to atoms, the garrison we'll blow!
III.
The
business goes on well,
We
see the waters swell;
The foe can't counteract, we've made it plain appear:
Now,
now, prepare to spring,
For
mischief's on the wing;
And death, and certain death, and certain death is near!
And death, and certain death, and certain death
is near!
IV.
Now,
now, we'll soon enshroud,
With
sulphur, every cloud;
And soon their cover'd way in ruins we'll display!
With
sword in hand proceed,
And
storm the breach with speed;
Brave LEIGH
and ABERCROMBIE, with DOYLE [2] leads us the
way.
Brave LEIGH and ABERCROMBIE, with DOYLE, leads
us the way.