IT'S A WOR KING MAN L AM

AND I'VE BEEN DOWN

OR FOR A NY LENGTH OF TIME

I CAN HOLD IT IN MY MIND

I NE VER A GAIN WILL GO DOWN

UN DER GROUND

AT THE AGE OF SIX TEEN YEARS

WITH MY FA THER CLOSE TO TEARS

AS HE VOWED

NE VER A GAIN TO SEND HIS SONS

TO THE DARK RE CESS

OF THE MINES

WHERE YOU AGE

BE FORE YOUR TIME

IT'S A WOR KING MAN L AM

AND I'VE BEEN DOWN

OR FOR A NY LENGTH OF TIME

I CAN HOLD IT IN MY MIND

I NE VER A GAIN WILL GO DOWN

UN DER GROUND

AND THE WHEELS

A BOVE THE MINES

AND THEY FI NA LLY CLOSE THE HOLE

WHERE FOR YEARS

AND NE VER A GAIN

WILL WE GO DOWN

IT'S A WOR KING MAN L AM

AND I'VE BEEN DOWN

OR FOR A NY LENGTH OF TIME

I CAN HOLD IT IN MY MIND

I NE VER A GAIN WILL GO DOWN

UN DER GROUND

IT'S A WOR KING MAN L AM

AND I'VE BEEN DOWN

OR FOR A NY LENGTH OF TIME

I CAN HOLD IT IN MY MIND

I NE VER A GAIN WILL GO DOWN

UN DER GROUND