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 si teen years

Oh he quarrells with his peers

Who vowed they'd 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.

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 Si ty Four

Oh He'll great you at the door

And he'll gently lead you by the arm

Through the dark recess 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.

God, I never again will go down

Underground.