Gil Scott-Heron - Plug In, Turn On, Cop Out (Live 1983)

Three Miles Down (Live 1983)

One, two
One, two, three, four

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
One more
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Here come the mine cars and it's damn near dawn
Another shift of men, some of 'em my friends, comin' on
Hard to imagine workin' in the mines
Got coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind

Yes, well, I've listened to the speeches
And it occurred to me, politicians don't understand
Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine in the ground
It's just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, hold on
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo yeah
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Damn near a legend as old as the mines
Things that'll happen in the pits just don't change with times
Work 'til you're exhausted in too little space
A history of disastrous fears etched on your face

Somebody signs a paper, everybody thinks it's fine
But Taft and Hartley ain't done one day in the mines
Said you start to stiffen up, heard a crackin' sound
Just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, hold on
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, sing
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Here come the mine cars and it's damn near dawn
Another shift of men, some of 'em my friends, comin' on
Hard to imagine workin' in the mines
Got coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind

Yes, well, I've listened to the speeches
And it occurred to me, politicians don't understand
Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine in the ground
It's just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo sing
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo new song
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo new song

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Thank you for grasping this song
That was damn good
Brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for your patience
Could you please put your hands together and welcome
The group, "The Amnesia Express"
Thank you very much

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Writer(s): Brian Jackson, Gil Scott Heron
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