Working Man.

Working Man.

Lyrics: Canadian singer and songwriter, the late Rita MacNeil (1944 – 2013).
Vocals: The melodic voice of Irish country, pop and folk singer Mary Duff.

Working Man.

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.

END.