Turned pirates, yes, they sob "Aye!"
Some took off on many ships
Finished as they looked out
At the top of tin-less pits
Their hands no longer were strong
and no employment that was likely
They left for another nation
Trying and to see
They can't help but sing
Songs of gloomy doom
Cos all they knew was
Redruth Long Gone
Redruth Long Gone

Anticipation after cruel misery
Left on the shelf, life was unkind
Had no work like there used to be
Cos none of them could work down the mine
Men in suits they came to profit
Pushed them aside and cooked
That's not even the half of it
As they fiddle all the books

And so you hear them sing
Songs of gloomy doom
Cos all they knew was
Redruth Long Gone
Redruth Long Gone

Anticipation after cruel misery
Left on the shelf, life was unkind
Had no work like there used to be
Cos none of them could work down the mine
Men in suits they came to profit
Pushed them aside and cooked
That's not even the half of it
As they fiddle of all the books

And so you hear them sing
Songs of gloomy doom
Cos all they knew was
Redruth Long Gone
All they ever had
Redruth Long Gone
These songs of gloomy doom
Songs of gloom 'n' doom