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She i _ s my flower _
A _ nd 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 o _ f a miner's c _ hild
Waits for m _ e be side the k _ itchen door _ _ _
She i _ s my li-i-ight _
I _ n this place where the darkness never ends _ _
She'll guide me where the tunnels twist and bend_-e _ n-en-end _
She's the only one who listens when I tell her
I got less than I can spend _
She k _ nows the pace _ _
Oh, mother o _ f a miner's c _ hild
Wash aw _ ay the coal dust f _ rom my face
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When the n _ ight shift's done _
S _ he'll be waiting b _ y the table w _ hen I come _ _
Searching for a nother dream to cha_-a _ -a-ase _
Oh, mother o _ f a miner's c _ hild
I know that y _ ou still think ab _ out the day _
When we'll be m _ oving _ _on
Re member d _ ear old daddy a _ nd
The promise t _ hat I made to c _ arry on _ _ _
Somet _ imes I smile _
I _ n 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 Satur day _ _
And he is j _ ust a miner's b _ oy
I hope that h _ e will find a b _ etter way
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She i _ s my flower _
A _ nd 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 o _ f a miner's c _ hild
Waits for m _ e be side the k _ itchen door
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