You work at the mines mate?
You must be raking it in?!
"Awake at 5, sometimes before
Hivis and boots then out the door
No one to kiss goodbye
Just go.
Give a nod and half smile to nightshift
Sleep still in the eyes
Roll on in for prestart
A dingy container powered by a loud generator
Say g'day to the boys and the supervisor.
Get in trouble, for not being clean shaved
Apologies, forgot, all good, here's a razor
Dry shave, water lubricant
Try to complain but the money's too good.
8 more days, just push through the heat
Worn out boots and swollen feet
Paperwork galore, but wait, there's more
There's been an incident and my feet are sore.
The misso didn't text
The kids are a handful
She's 2 flights away so carry on
Just stay strong.
Head in the game, eyes on the job
We must prevent complacency
With reiterating the same thing
Over and over and over again.
We all dress the same
"King Gee" orange overalls
We all smell the same
Except for the supervisors.
Sulpher and acids and alarms and things
Risks and controls and signatures
Old mate forgot to sign on
He won't last, cos he forgot to sign on.
Eyes on task, line of fire, rah rah rah
Just get the job done
With an itchy face
And an idiot that won't shut up.
12hours of push
Crib breaks with strangers
The misso still hasn't touched base
Miss her touch and beautiful face.
Just realised, the shift is over
As the sun sets over the smelter
Pack up, *******, couple beers at the mess
Too tired to realise, she still hasn't text.
Boots and hivis left by the door
(**** my feet are sore)
Fast asleep before my head hits the bed
Awake at 5, do it again."
Yeah mate, it's not too bad...
Ive worked in mining for over 20years. It is not as cracked up as it sounds...
