Gil Scott-Heron - Three Miles Down (Live 1983) Lyrics

Lyrics Three Miles Down (Live 1983) - Gil Scott-Heron



One, two
One, two, three, four
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
One more
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Here come the mine cars and it's damn near dawn
Another shift of men, some of 'em my friends, comin' on
Hard to imagine workin' in the mines
Got coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind
Yes, well, I've listened to the speeches
And it occurred to me, politicians don't understand
Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine in the ground
It's just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, hold on
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo yeah
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Damn near a legend as old as the mines
Things that'll happen in the pits just don't change with times
Work 'til you're exhausted in too little space
A history of disastrous fears etched on your face
Somebody signs a paper, everybody thinks it's fine
But Taft and Hartley ain't done one day in the mines
Said you start to stiffen up, heard a crackin' sound
Just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, hold on
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, sing
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Here come the mine cars and it's damn near dawn
Another shift of men, some of 'em my friends, comin' on
Hard to imagine workin' in the mines
Got coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind
Yes, well, I've listened to the speeches
And it occurred to me, politicians don't understand
Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine in the ground
It's just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo sing
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo new song
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo new song
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Thank you for grasping this song
That was damn good
Brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for your patience
Could you please put your hands together and welcome
The group, "The Amnesia Express"
Thank you very much




Gil Scott-Heron - Plug In, Turn On, Cop Out (Live 1983)
Album Plug In, Turn On, Cop Out (Live 1983)
date of release
02-12-2019

1 Introduction (Live 1983)
2 We Almost Lost Detroit (Live 1983)
3 Intro to Angola Louisiana (Live 1983)
4 Angola Louisiana (Live 1983)
5 Intro to Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
6 Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
7 B Movie (Live 1983)
8 Intro to a Legend In His Own Mind (Live 1983)
9 A Legend In His Own Mind (Live 1983)
10 Intro to Winter In America (Live 1983)
11 Winter In America (Live 1983)
12 Band Introductions (Live 1983)
13 Intro to Shut 'em Down (Live 1983)
14 Shut 'em Down (Live 1983)
15 Intro to Washington DC (Live 1983)
16 Washington DC (Live 1983)
17 Intro to the Bottle (Live 1983)
18 The Bottle (Live 1983)
19 Intro to Better Days Ahead (Live 1983)
20 Better Days Ahead (Live 1983)
21 Intro to Johannesburg (Live 1983)
22 Johannesburg (Live 1983)
23 Winter In America (Live 1984)
24 Not Needed (Live 1984)
25 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Live 1993)




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