MINE, MINE, MINE


[ Ratcliffe ] 
The gold of Cortés 
The jewels of Pizarro 
Will seem like mere trinkets 
By this time tomorrow 
The gold we find here 
Will dwarf them by far 
Oh, with all ya got in ya, boys 
Dig up Virginia, boys 

Mine, boys, mine ev’ry mountain 
And dig, boys, dig ‘til ya drop 
Grab a pick, boys 
Quick, boys 
Shove in a shovel 
Uncover those lovely 
Pebbles that sparkle and shine 
It’s gold and it’s mine, mine, mine... 

[ English settlers ] 
Dig and dig and dig and diggety... 
Dig and dig and dig and diggety... 

[ Wiggins ] 
Hey nonny nonny 
Ho nonny nonny 

[ Ratcliffe ] 
Oh, how I love it! 

[ Wiggins ] 
Hey nonny nonny 
Ho nonny nonny 

[ Ratcliffe ] 
Riches for cheap! 

[ Wiggins ] 
Hey nonny nonny 
Ho nonny nonny 
There’ll be heaps of it 

[ Ratcliffe ] 
And I’ll be on top of the heap! 

My rivals back home 
It’s not that I’m bitter 
But think how they’ll squirm 
When they see how I glitter 
The ladies at court 
Will be all a-twitter 
The king will reward me 
He’ll knight me... no, lord me! 

It’s mine, mine, mine 
For the taking 
It’s mine, boys 
Mine, me that gold 
With those nuggest dug 

It’s glory they’ll gimme 
My dear friend, King Jimmy 
Will probably build me a shrine 
When all of the golden is mine 

[ English settlers ] 
Dig and dig and dig and diggety 
Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig! 

[ Smith ] 
All of my life, I have searched for a land 
Like this one 
A wilder, more challenging country 
I couldn’t design 
Hundreds of dangers await 
And I don’t plan to miss one 
In a land I can claim 
A land I can tame 
The greatest adventure is mine! 
  
[ Ratcliffe ] 				[ English settlers ] 
Keep on working, lads 			Mine
Don’t be shirking, lads 		Find a mother lode 
Mine, boys, mine 			Then find another load 
Mine me that gold 			Dig! Dig! and diggety 
Beautiful gold 				Dig! Dig! for that gold 

[ All ] 
Make this island 
My land 

[ Ratcliffe ] 
Make the mounds big, boys 
I’d help you to dig, boys 
But I’ve got this crick in me spine 

[ Smith ] 
This land we behold... 

[ Ratcliffe ] 
This beauty untold... 

[ Smith ] 
A man can be bold! 

[ Ratcliffe ] 
It all can be sold! 
  
[ Ratcliffe ] 				[ English settlers ] 
And the gold 				So go for the gold 
Is... 					We know which is here 
Mine! 					All the riches here 
Mine! 					From this minute 
Mine! 					This land and what’s in it is 
Mine! 					Mine! 

[ English settlers ] 
Dig and dig and diggety-dig! 
Hey nonny nonny nonny it’s mine!