[Verse 1]

Nothing they could do, just sit down there

As the black closed all around them

And the water rose so quick and cold

An unlikely place to drown

[Chorus]

Nine in the mine, trapped down below

Down, down, down in the ground

And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye

Take care of the family, I'm buried alive

[Verse 2]

They held their heads up high

As they struggled hard to breathe

And asked the Lord to open his arms

For the nine souls he'd receive

[Chorus]

Nine in the mine, trapped down below

Down, down, down in the ground

And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye

Take care of the family, I'm buried alive

[Verse 3]

They lashed themselves together

So in death all might be found

And prayed there for a miracle

Some twenty-four stories down

[Chorus]

Nine in the mine, trapped down below

Down, down, down in the ground

And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye

Take care of the family, I'm buried alive

[Outro]

Down, down, down in the ground