My daddy was a miner
Said that there was nothing finer
Than an Irishman who worked an honest day
From Steamboat Row, in rain or shine
He'd make his way down into the mine
Along the dusty road he'd travel
Fifteen miles to get there
Fifteen miles to go
Fifteen miles back home again
Home to Steamboat Row
He loved to talk about the time
That he got hurt down in the mine
He said he'd never go back down again
But in his heart he knew he would
He did the only thing he could
And he kept on walking down the road
Fifteen miles to get there
Fifteen miles to go
Fifteen miles back home again
Home to Steamboat Row
La la la, laa la-la
La la la
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
But when he took to drinking
We knew that he was thinking
That his days were quickly coming to an end
He'd only speak of Steamboat Row
He said someday we'd have to go
And to walk along the dusty road
Fifteen miles to get there
Fifteen miles to go
Fifteen miles back home again
Home to Steamboat Row
My daddy was a miner
Said that there was nothing finer
Than an Irishman who worked an honest day
From Steamboat Row, in rain or shine
He'd make his way down into the mine
Along the dusty road he'd travel
Fifteen miles to get there
Fifteen miles to go
Fifteen miles back home again
Home to Steamboat Row
La la la, laa la-la
La la la
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la