Say goodbye to the morning light

Got my Jaffas and my flask of tea

Sucking death with every breath

Tryin' to feed my family

No sanctuary for this yellow canary

Stuck in a black iron cage

I'm blind as a mole in this bottomless hole

I'm diggin' my own grave

Chorus:

I'm goin' down, underground

Down, underground

Down, underground

Down, down, down...

They say, walk away, and you'll get better pay

I don't know what I should do

Should I cross the line, like some friends of mine

They were hungry too

Those union joes in their spotless clothes

Don't mean nothin' to me

I"m sick and tired of stokin' the fires

For them or this company

Chorus

When the siren sounds

And the sun goes down

I finally get to wash my face

The wheels don't stop

They spin 'round the clock

They send my son down to take my place

Chorus:

(He's) goin' down, underground

Down underground

Down underground

Down down down