Old Iron Mine Lyrics in English Danny Frank
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Old Iron Mine by Danny Frank from Spanish to English.
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I keep on picking down on the line
I keep on picking down on the line
In that cold lonesome hole in that old iron mine
In that cold lonesome hole in that old iron mine
We start before dawn and ain't finished 'til night
We start before dawn and ain't finished 'til night
It's been seven long weeks I ain't seen the daylight
It's been seven long weeks I haven't seen the daylight
I left the old country to find a new way
I left the old country to find a new way
To find me a wife, raise a nice family
To find me a wife, raise a nice family
But all I been doin' since I came to this place
But all I been doin' since I came to this place
Is workin' my tail off for pennies a day
Is working my tail off for pennies a day
They say men have left their souls down there to die
They say men have left their souls down there to die
With no hope left in sight and just ghosts in their eyes
With no hope left in sight and just ghosts in their eyes
I've even heard tell some men never came back
I've even heard tell some men never came back
and the company left them buried down in the shaft
and the company left them buried down in the shaft
Boss man says not to worry it's safe underground
Boss man says not to worry it's safe underground
Plus the iron we're mining keeps the world spinning round
Plus the iron we're mining keeps the world spinning round
It's just damn hard to tell all the truth from the lies
It's just damn hard to tell all the truth from the lies
How can we trust him when we can't we can't unionize?
How can we trust him when we can't we can't unionize?
Finns and Norwegians, Italians and Jews
Finns and Norwegians, Italians and Jews
We all live different stories but we wear the same shoes
We all live different stories but we wear the same shoes
They put us in crews mixed up one of each kind
They put us in crews mixed up one of each kind
We don't speak the same language so we can't organize
We don't speak the same language so we can't organize
People ask why we do it, well we ain't got no choice
People ask why we do it, well we ain't got no choice
Puttin' food on the table for our little girls and boys
Puttin' food on the table for our little girls and boys
It's dark and it's dirty, and you can't hardly breath
It's dark and it's dirty, and you can hardly breathe
But we're all down here living, just living the American dream
But we're all down here living, just living the American dream
20 years in that hole now they're closing the mine
20 years in that hole now they're closing the mine
They say prices are down 'cause ain't nobody buying
They say prices are down 'cause ain't nobody buying
Pickin' that Iron is all I've ever known
Pickin' that Iron is all I've ever known
Ain't no jobs in this town so I gotta get going
Ain't no jobs in this town so I gotta get going
I'll be leaving my family for weeks at time
I'll be leaving my family for weeks at time
lookin for work that I may never find
looking for work that I may never find
But I know when I get back there's love in that home
But I know when I get back there's love in that home
Ain't nothing like family when you're feeling, feeling so low
Ain't nothing like family when you're feeling, feeling so low
I keep on picking down on the line in that
I keep on picking down on the line in that
Cold lonesome hole in that old iron mine
Cold lonesome hole in that old iron mine
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