They Still Go Down

My daddy was a miner

Granddaddy was too

My uncle died in a rock slide

Before the rescue team got through

And they still go down

And they still go down

Into the earth

And then inside all covered with dirt

And they still go down

Down in old wide Utah

Back to Coal Creek, Tennessee

Many a man lyin' dead now

But you got to have those medals, you see

And they still go down

And they still go down

Into the earth

And then inside all covered with dirt

And they still go down

Maybe they’ll find a new way to mine

You won't have to go in the ground

But there're thousands with spots on their lungs now

Who still watch their lives trickle down

And they still go down

And they still go down

Into the earth

And then inside all covered with dirt

And they still go down

And they still go down

And they still go down