Intro....

It's a working man I am

and I've been down

underground

And I swear to God

if I ever see the sun

Or for any length of time,

I can hold it in my mind

I never again will go

down underground

At the age of sixteen years

Oh he quarrels with his peers

Who vowed they'd never

see another one

In the dark recesses

of the mines

Where you age

before your time

And the coal dust lies

heavy on your lungs

It's a working man I am

And I've been down

underground

And I swear to God

if I ever see the sun

Or for any length of time,

I can hold it in my mind

I never again will go

down underground

At the age of sixty four

Oh he'll greet you

at the door

And he'll gently

lead you by the arm

Through the dark

recesses of the mines

Oh he'll take you

back in time

And he'll tell you of the

hardships that were had

It's a working man I am

And I've been down

underground

And I swear to God

if I ever see the sun

Or for any length of time

I can hold it in my mind

I never again will go

down underground

It's a working man I am

And I've been down

underground

And I swear to God

if I ever see the sun

Or for any length of time

I can hold it in my mind

I never again will go

down underground

It's a working man I am

And I've been down

underground

And I swear to God

if I ever see the sun

Or for any length of time

I can hold it in my mind

I never again will go

down underground

I never again will go

down underground