hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli ðə mˈɛn ʌv bˈɛlædɹəm wʊd wˈɔːk fɔːɹ mˈaɪlz dˈeɪli tuː "dˈɪɡ ʃˈʌvəl", dˈɪɡɪŋ kənˈælz ænd wˈɔːɾɚwˌeɪz ɪnðə kˈeɪn fˈiːldz ɔːɹ "kˈʌt kˈeɪn" æt ðə bˈæθ ɔːɹ blˈɛɹmɔnt ʃˈʊɡɚ plæntˈeɪʃənz.
Historically the men of Belladrum would walk for miles daily to "dig shovel", digging canals and waterways in the cane fields or "cut cane" at the Bath or Blairmont sugar plantations.