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Dark As A Dungeon

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[Verse 1]
Oh come Eall you young fellers,
so yAoung and so B7fine,
sEeek not your fortune
in the dAark dreary Emine
[Verse 2]
It'll Eform as a habit
and sAeep in your B7soul,
till the Estream of you blood
runs as Ablack as the Ecoal
[Chorus 1]
B7Where it's dark as a dungeon,
Adamp as a dEew.
B7Danger is double,
Apleasures are Efew,
where the rain never E7falls,
the Asun never B7shines,
it's Edark as a dungeon
way dAown in the Emine
[Verse 3]
Like a Eman with his dope,
like a Adrunkard with his B7wine,
a Eman will have lust
for the Alure of the Emine
[Verse 4]
And I'll Epray when I'm dead,
and my Aages shall B7roll,
that my Ebody would blacken
and Aturn into Ecoal
[Verse 5]
And I'd Elook from the door
of my Aheavenly B7home
and Epity the miner
Adiggin my Ebones
[Chorus 2]
B7Where it's dark as a dungeon,
Adamp as a dEew.
B7Danger is double,
Apleasures are Efew,
where the rain never E7falls,
the Asun never B7shines,
it's Edark as a dungeon
way dAown in the Emine
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The story behind the song

This song paints a stark picture of the harsh and dangerous life of a coal miner, where the darkness of the mine is a constant companion. It captures the struggle and the ever-present peril faced by those who work deep underground, contrasting the beauty of the world above with the grim reality below. The lyrics evoke a sense of entrapment and the heavy toll such labor takes on the human spirit. Playing this song channels the resilience and somber endurance of those who toil in the shadows.

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