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Miles of darkness, days of night
Down so long I curse the light
When I was just a boy of eight
The dust from that breaker did seal my fate
Now Iâm an old man looking back
My back it is broken and my lungs are black
Miles of darkness, days of night
Down so long I curse the light
Never had nothinâ but my name
Worked all my life on another manâs claim
Hear the screaming of the whistle
And the clanging of the bell
Every day we dig deeper and closer to Hell
Miles of darkness, days of night
Down so long I curse the light
Canât see no further than the light of my lamp
Way down in the blackness itâs cold and itâs damp
I pray the Lord my soul to save
No man should have to dig his own grave
Miles of darkness, days of night
Down so long I curse the light