歌曲名 Blue Diamond Mines (Remastered)

歌手名 Jean Ritchie

I remember the ways in the bygone days

When we was all in our prime

How us and Johnny

We gave the old man hell

Down in the blue diamond mines

When the whistle would blow 'fore the rooster crowed

Full two hours before daylight

When a man done his best

And he earned his good rest

And had seventeen dollars at night

In the mines in the mines

in the blue diamond mines

I have worked my life away

In the mines in the mines

in the blue diamond mines

Oh fall on your knees and pray

You old black gold you've taken my soul

Your dust has darkened my home

And now I'm old

And you turn your back

Where else can an old miner go

Well it's big leatherwood

Are gone in black

Now it's old blue diamond too

Well the pits

They are closed get another job

What work

Can an old miner do

In the mines in the mines

In the blue diamond mines

I have worked my life away

In the mines in the mines

In the blue diamond mines

Oh fall on your knees and pray

Johnny had a dream

But it's broken it seems

Now our union is letting us down

Last week they took away my hospital card

Said why don't you leave this old town

Oh let's go downtown boys and hang around

Well maybe it ain't so bad

Go on back home and they meet you at the door

And it's what did you bring me dad

In the mines in the mines

In the blue diamond mines

I have worked my life away

In the mines in the mines

In the blue diamond mines

Oh fall on your knees and pray