FOR AS LONG
AS I CAN REMEMBER
I'VE WORKED DOWN
IN THIS PIT
BUT TODAY
IT'S ALL OVER
FOR THIS IS THE DAY
I QUIT
I'M GONNA TAKE
MY SWEET LITTLE JENNY
AND MAKE HER MY OWN
WE WILL MOVE
DOWN IN THE VALLEY
AND BUILD OURSELVES
A HOME
AND THIS IS MY
LAST DAY
IN THE MINES
I SWING THAT PICK
MOVE THAT SHOVEL
AND TIME GOES SO SLOW
I CAN HARDLY WAIT
FOR THE BOSS
TO TELL ME
THAT IT'S TIME TO GO
UP AT THE TOP
I KNOW MY JENNY
IS 'A WAITING PATIENTLY
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES
I'LL BE THERE WITH HER
AND
FROM THE MINES BE FREE
THIS IS MY LAST DAY
IN THE MINES
WAIT A MINUTE
WHAT'S THAT RUMBLE
WAY BACK
IN THE GROUND
GOOD LORD
IT'S A CAVE IN
AND THE ROCKS
ARE 'A FALLING
ALL AROUND
THE TIMBERS
ARE 'A BREAKING
AND THE RATS
ARE 'A RUNNING
AND I CAN'T HARDLY SEE
INSIDE MY CHEST
THERE'S A MIGHTY
BURNING
AND MY STRENGTH
IS LEAVING ME
THIS IS MY LAST DAY
IN THE MINES
YES MY STRENGTH
IS SLOWLY LEAVING
AND MY MIND
PLAYS TRICKS ON ME
FOR IT SEEMS
I CAN HEAR MY JENNY
CALLING TENDERLY
THOUGH MY FRIENDS
WILL TRY TO REACH ME
I'M AFRAID
IT'LL BE TOO LATE
FOR OVER THAT RIVER
AND THROUGH
THAT VALLEY
I SEE HEAVEN'S GATES
THIS IS MY LAST DAY
IN THE MINES
THIS IS MY LAST DAY
IN THE MINES
OH THIS IS MY LAST DAY
IN THE MINES