Work the seam,
Collect your pay,
live to work another day
Work the seam ,
with low overhead,
Finish work, head off to bed
work the seam ,
dangerously dim,
give into its every whim
work the seam,
explosion beneath,
tunnels become full of grief
work the seam ,
the day is done,
seems this time the mountain won
work the seam ,
but not for coal,
but for bodies young and old
work the seam ,
collect you pay,
remember the ones who didn't make it out today...
This writing is dedicated to the miners who lost their lives April 5, 2010 in the mining disaster in West Virginia. May the loved ones lost in Upper Big Branch mining disaster always be remembered.