[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
[Wiggins] 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 nuggets dug ...
It's glory they'll gimme My dear friend, King Jimmy Will probably build me a shrine When all of the gold 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] Keep on working, lands ([English Settlers:] Mine) Don't be shirking, lands ([English Settlers:] Find a mother lode) Mine, boys, mind ([English Settlers:] Then find another load!) Mine me that gold ([English Settlers:] Dig! Dig! and diggety) Beautiful gold ([English Settlers:] 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 and English Settlers together]
[English Settlers:] So go for the gold)
[Ratcliffe:] And the gold ([English Settlers:] We know which is here) Is ... ([English Settlers:] All the riches here) Mine! ([English Settlers:] From this minute) Mine! ([English Settlers:] This land and what's in it is) Mine! ([English Settlers:] Mine!)
Dig and dig and diggety-dig! Hey nonny nonny nonny it's mine!
