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