Down Under Mining

David, I never expected to see you Face black with soot down and a fire in your eyes David, I never intended to grieve you Meant to disgrace you Your face black with soot and your eyes Mother, my brother is dead in the gutter Dead in the gutter, oh my baby brother Mother, my father is down in the ground Down under, mining, fetching the white man his gold Down under, mining Down under, mining Fetching the white man his gold Down under, mining Down under, mining Fetching the white man his gold Oh Town of Johannes Your spell is upon us, Your spell and your lust The dust chokes above and it chokes down below But they from near and far come I don’t know what they’re looking for I don’t know what they’re looking for Fetching the white man his gold Down under, mining Down under, mining The dust chokes above and it chokes down below Down under, mining Down under, mining The dust chokes above and it chokes down below Down under, mining Down under, mining The dust chokes above and it chokes down below