It's a workingman I am and I've been down underground    And I swear by 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 quarreled with his peers    Who vowed they’d see 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 a workingman I am and I've been down underground    And I swear by 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, he can take you back in time    And he’ll tell you of the hardships that were there       It's a workingman I am and I've been down underground    And I swear by 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 a workingman I am and I've been down underground    And I swear by 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 a workingman I am and I've been down underground    And I swear by 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       No, I never again will go down underground