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