It's a working man I am
And I've been down underground
And I swear to God

If I ever see the sun

Oh 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

He vowed they'd never
See another one


In the dark recess of the mine
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


Oh 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
He will greet you at the door
And he will gently lead you

By the arm

Through the dark recess of the mine

He will 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


Oh 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