Lyrics Hillcrest Mine - James Keelaghan
Down
in
the
mines
of
the
Crowsnest
Pass
It's
the
men
that
die
in
labour
Sweating
coal
from
the
womb
of
the
pit
It's
the
smell
of
life
they
savour
And
in
that
mine,
young
man,
you'll
find
A
wealth
of
broken
dreams
--
As
long
and
as
dark
and
as
black
and
as
wide
As
the
coal
in
the
Hillcrest
seam.
And
they
say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine,
And
they
say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine
'Cause
it's
one
short
step,
You
might
leave
this
world
behind,
And
they
say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine.
I've
heard
it
whispered
in
the
light
of
dawn
That
mountain
sometimes
moves.
That
bodes
ill
for
the
morning
shift
And
you
know
what
you're
gonna
lose.
Don't
go,
my
son,
where
the
deep
coal
runs.
Turn
your
back
to
the
mine
on
the
hill
'Cause
if
the
dust
and
the
dark
and
the
gas
don't
getcha,
Then
the
goons
and
the
bosses
will.
Say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine,
Say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine
'Cause
it's
one
short
step,
You
might
leave
this
world
behind,
Say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine.
And
they
say
you
don't
go!
Well
son,
I'm
gonna
open
up
I'm
gonna
have
my
say
You'll
get
no
peace
from
the
Hillcrest
Mine
'Cept
the
peace
of
an
early
grave
Go
out
and
work
for
the
workers'
rights
Go
work
for
the
workers'
needs
Don't
stay
down
here
to
toil
for
your
buck
To
be
a
tool
for
the
owner's
greed
Say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine,
Say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine
'Cause
it's
one
short
step,
You
might
leave
this
world
behind,
Say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine.
And
they
say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine,
Say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine
'Cause
it's
one
short
step,
You
might
leave
this
world
behind,
Say
you
don't
go,
Say
you
don't
go
down
in
the
Hillcrest
Mine.
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