Blue Diamond Mines

I remember the ways and the bygone days

When we were all in our prime

How us and John L. we gave the old man hell

Down in the Blue Diamond Mine

When the whistle blowed and the rooster crowed

Two hours before daylight

When a man done his best and he earned a good rest

And had seventeen dollars at night

In the mines, in the mines

In the Blue Diamond Mines

I've worked my whole life away

In the mines, in the mines

In the Blue Diamond Mine

Go fall on your knees and pray

You old black gold, you've taken my lungs

And your dust has darkened my home

And now that we're old you're turning your back

But where else can an old miner go

It's Algoma Block and it's big Leatherwood

And now it's Blue Diamond too

The pits they are closing get another job

But what else can an old miner do

In the mines, in the mines

In the Blue Diamond Mines

I've worked my whole life away

In the mines, in the mines

In the Blue Diamond Mine

Go fall on your knees and pray

John L. had a dream, but it's broken, it seems

And the union is letting us down

Well, last night they took away my hospital card

Saying why don't you leave this old town

So, I'll go downtown and I'll hang around

And maybe it ain't so bad

But when you get home, your kids will meet you at the door

Saying what did you bring me dad?

In the mines, in the mines

In the Blue Diamond Mines

I've worked my whole life away

In the mines, in the mines

In the Blue Diamond Mine

Go fall on your knees and pray

Go fall on your knees and pray