[Verse 1]
Nothing they could do, just sit down there
As the black closed all around them
And the water rose so quick and cold
An unlikely place to drown
[Chorus]
Nine in the mine, trapped down below
Down, down, down in the ground
And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye
Take care of the family, I'm buried alive
[Verse 2]
They held their heads up high
As they struggled hard to breathe
And asked the Lord to open his arms
For the nine souls he'd receive
[Chorus]
Nine in the mine, trapped down below
Down, down, down in the ground
And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye
Take care of the family, I'm buried alive
[Verse 3]
They lashed themselves together
So in death all might be found
And prayed there for a miracle
Some twenty-four stories down
[Chorus]
Nine in the mine, trapped down below
Down, down, down in the ground
And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye
Take care of the family, I'm buried alive
[Outro]
Down, down, down in the ground
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