verse
I won't see you 'til Christmas
I breathe coal dust, I get blisters
But the foreman, he don't worry
He said, "Work boy, there's no hurry"
chorus
Going down, down, down, down, down
Going down in Durban deep
Going down, down, down, down, down
There's no mercy in my sleep
I just hear the drill and the hammer
Going two miles down to the heart
verse
I was born on Amen corner
I pound rock face, I get lonely
But my family, they go hungry
Still the boss, man, he call us lazy
chorus
Going down, down, down, down, down
Going down in Durban deep
Going down, down, down, down, down
There's no mercy in my sleep
I just hear the drill and the hammer
Going two miles down to the heart
chorus
Going down, down, down, down, down
Going down in Durban deep
Going down, down, down, down, down
There's no mercy in my sleep
I just hear the drill and the hammer
Going two miles down to the heart