Down The Old Coal Hole - George Formby/Ted Weems

Georgie was a miner and one day it came to pass

He met nellie murgatroyd a sort of lass

He did some extra night work just to earn a bit of brass

He went working down the old coal hole

Give me my shovel and my pic nellie i'm going down

The hole to get the coal

With my shovel and my pick my lamp and little bit of wick

I'm going down the old coal hole

Down the hole down the hole

I'm going down the hole to get the coal

With my meat and gravy canned my little bundle in my hand

I'm going down the old coal hole

Sitting on the sofa georgie said i've lost my heart

I don't know much about love but i'll kiss you for a start

He mucked about for half an hour then said i must depart

And go working down the old coal hole

Little nellie's father came and upset all the fun

Little nellie's father had a double barrelled gun

Georgie said excuse me but it's time for me to run

And go working down the old coal hole

When he cuddled nellie he was often black as ink

And when they did her washing at the laundry they would wink

And murmur by the look of em well anyone had think

She'd been working down the old coal hole

Nellie's mother said i somehow rather fancy you

Fill the loving cup and drink to sparkling eyes of blue

He said i'll fill your loving cup

And i'll fill your scuttle too

Cos i'm working down the old coal hole

One day little nellie she looked worried it was plain

She met him at the pit head with a bundle in the rain

He just took one look at it then he staggered back again

And he tumbled down the old coal hole

Give me my shovel and my pic nellie

I'm going down the hole to get the coal

With my shovel and my pick my lamp and little bit of wick

I'm going down the old coal hole

Down the hole for the coal down the hole i'm going down

The hole to get the coal

With my meat and gravy canned my little bundle in my hand

I'm going down the old coal hole