inspired by the two miners trapped underground at Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Lyrics
Don't Send Me Down The Mine
Don’t send me down the mine - cause I ain't goin'
I'm staying on the surface where the trees are growin'
Don't wanna put down roots - I gotta see the sky
If ya send me down the mine I know I'm gonna die
Don’t send me down the mine - don’t send me down the mine
Don't send me down the mine - cause I ain't goin'
I like breathin' fresh air - up on top will do just fine
Don't like that big old cavern where they chip the golden seam
If ya send me down the mine that's a nightmare not a dream
Don’t send me down the mine - don’t send me down the mine
Down the mine they got trouble - feel the tremors and the shock
Hangin' over ya soft head is tons and tons of rock
Sure, they got ore that glistens and there's gold in them thar hills
But I ain't goin' minin', no way, to pay my rotten bills
Don’t send me down the mine - don’t send me down the mine
Don’t send me down the mine - cause I ain't goin'
I get claustrophobic inside that hard dirt coffin
I ain't never goin' underground - I've gots lotsa livin' left to do
If ya send me down the mine gonna get those digger's blues
Don’t send me down the mine - don’t send me down the mine
