Its a working man l am And Ive been down under ground And I swear to God if l ever see the sun Or for any length of time I can hold it in my mind I never again will go down under ground At the age of sixteen years Oh, he quarrels with his peers Who vowed theyd never see another one In the dark recess of the mines Where you age before your time And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs Its a working man l am And Ive been down under ground And I swear to God if l ever see the sun Or for any length of time I can hold it in my mind I never again will go down under ground At the age of sixty four Oh, hell greet you at the door And hell gently lead you by the arm Through the dark recess of the mines Oh, hell take you back in time And hell tell you of the hardships that were had Its a working man l am And Ive been down under ground And I swear to God if l ever see the sun Or for any length of time I can hold it in my mind I never again will go down under ground Its a working man l am And Ive been down under ground And I swear to God if l ever see the sun Or for any length of time I can hold it in my mind I never again will go down under ground Its a working man l am And Ive been down under ground And I swear to God if l ever see the sun Or for any length of time I can hold it in my mind I never again will go down under ground God, I never again will go down under ground
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