I Can Hew

Dance: I Can Hew

The Hounds musicians generally sing this a cappella or with simple instrumental accompaniment. All dancers join in on the final chorus.

I Can Hew

I can hew, boys, I can hack it out;
I can hew the coal, I can dance and shout.
I can hew, boys, coal that's black and fine;
I'm a collier lad workin' down the mine.

On St. Monday's day it's well I do admire
To be sittin' at home by me own coal fire.
Then it's down to the pub for a glass or two,
For to work on a Monday, that would never do.

I can hew, boys, I can hack it out;
I can hew the coal, I can dance and shout.
I can hew, boys, coal that's black and fine;
I'm a collier lad workin' down the mine.

Well, I likes my whiskey and I likes my beer;
I'll drink fourteen pints and I'll not feel queer.
I can hold my liquor good as any man,
And I'll dance and sing as long as I can.

I can hew, boys, I can hack it out;
I can hew the coal, I can dance and shout.
I can hew, boys, coal that's black and fine;
I'm a collier lad workin' down the mine.

Well, my boy's he's fourteen, he's a strappin' lad,
And he'll go to the pit soon, just like his dad.
And when Friday comes, we'll pick up our pay,
And we'll drink together, to round out the day.

I can hew, boys, I can hack it out;
I can hew the coal, I can dance and shout.
I can hew, boys, coal that's black and fine;
I'm a collier lad workin' down the mine.

And it's when I'm dead, oh, I know full well,
I'll not go to Heaven, I am bound for Hell
And my pick and shovel old Nick, he will admire
And he'll set me to hewin' coal for his old hell fire.

I can hew, boys, I can hack it out;
I can hew the coal, I can dance and shout.
I can hew, boys, coal that's black and fine;
I'm a collier lad workin' down the mine.

T:I Can Hew
T:Dance: I Can Hew
C:David Dodds
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L:1/8
K:Am
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