Working Man Songtext
von Mary Duff

It′s the workin' 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 recess of the mines
Where you age before your time
And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs


It's the workin′ 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 recess of the mines
Oh, he'll take you back in time
And he′ll tell you all the hardships that were had

It's the workin′ 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 the workin′ man I am
And I′ve been down underground
And I swear to God if I ever see the sun (see the sun)
Or for any length of time (any length of time)
I can hold it in my mind (in my mind)
I never again will go down underground