Rita MacNeil – Working Man Chords

It’s a Workin’ Man I am, and
I’ve been down under ground, and
I swear to God,
If I ever see the sun,
Or for any length of time,
I can hold it in my mind,
I never again will go down underground.

At the age of sixteen years,
Oh he quarrels with his peers,
Who vowed they’d never see another one,
In the dark recess of the mine,
Where you age before your time, and
The coal dust lies heavy on your lungs

It’s a Workin’ Man I am, and
I’ve been down under ground, and
I swear to God,
If I ever see the sun,
Or for any length of time,
I can hold it in my mind,
I never again will go down underground.

At the age of sixty- four,
Old will greet you at the door, and
He’ll gently lead you by the arm,
Through the dark recess of the mine,
Old will take you back in time, and
He’ll tell you of the hardships that were had.

It’s a Workin’ Man I am, and
I’ve been down under ground, and
I swear to God,
If I ever see the sun,

Or for any length of time,
I can hold it in my mind,
I never again will go down underground.
I never again will go down underground.