Tell God and the Devil - Solas

Seven years a miner, I’ll mine for seven more

No better man on earth now to move that mountain floor

Go load us in that chippy, that drops down every day

No braver man on earth boys no matter what they say

So, tell God…

Don’t want to see those helmet men come to carry you

The ground so cold and hard above they won’t even bury you

So tap tap tap’er lightly, as lightly as she goes

You better take some cover now and hide before she blows

Get those picks and shovels off your backs

Get the rocks into the box and down the tracks

There’s mucker and there’s skinners and nippers on the drill

They’ll work all day and night boys, as only miners will

We’ll chase rebellious copper, the walls you pick and hack

Don’t worry if you’re diggin' scared, us miners got your back

So tell God…

God can’t fetch you down here and the Devil’s got your name

Your life hangs in the balance on this fragile human chain.

Then when your spirit’s waning, the fear is yours to tame

And when you feel the darkness, turn up your carbon flame

So tell God…