The Dubliners - Working Man lyrics
[The Dubliners - Working Man lyrics]
It's a working man I am
And I've been down under ground
And I swear to God if I ever see the sun
Or for any lenght of time
I can hold it in my mind
I never again will go down underground
At the age of sixteen years
He quarreled with the peers
Who vowed there'd never be another one
In the dark recess of the mines
Where you age before your time
And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs
At the age of sixty four
He'll greet you at the door
And he will gently take you by the arm
Through the dark recess of the mine
He will take you back in time
And tell you of the hardships that were had
And I've been down under ground
And I swear to God if I ever see the sun
Or for any lenght of time
I can hold it in my mind
I never again will go down underground
At the age of sixteen years
He quarreled with the peers
Who vowed there'd never be another one
In the dark recess of the mines
Where you age before your time
And the coal dust lies heavy on your lungs
At the age of sixty four
He'll greet you at the door
And he will gently take you by the arm
Through the dark recess of the mine
He will take you back in time
And tell you of the hardships that were had