My daddy was a miner
Grandaddy was too
My uncle died in a rock slide
Before the rescue team got through
And they still go down
And they still go down into the earth
And then inside all covered with dirt
And they still go down
Down in old white/wide? Utah
Back to cold creek Tennessee
Many a man lyin' dead now
But we got to have those medals, y'see
And they still go down
And they still go down into the earth
And then inside all covered with dirt
And they still go down
Maybe they'll find a new way to mine
You won't have to go in the ground
But there's thousands with spots on their lungs now
Who still watch they're lives trickle down
And they still go down
And they still go down into the earth
And then inside all covered with dirt
And they still go down
And they still go down [repeat to fade]
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Lyrics submitted by James Wheare.