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The Deerpark Mines Lyrics by Colm Egan

Fifteen (2008-2023)

2022

Walking by the Deerpark Baths
Boys turned to men and never turned back
And the ghosts who haunt these places
Smiling noble blackened faces
Cigarettes in the pockets
And prayers were said
A chesty cough to wake the dead
Deep beneath the stony ground
Cast into the shadow bound
And it gets so cold you can hardly breathe
And it gets so dark you can barely see
Till it leaves your veins run black as night
Deep in the Deerpark mines
Now my father worked here all his life
He spent it lifting anthracite
At 12 years old I left behind my school
I went down and I worked the mines too
And it gets so cold you can hardly breathe
And it gets so dark you can barely see
Till it leaves your veins run black as night
Deep in the Deerpark mines
There's a dirty breeze blowin'
In the shadow of Bell's Heap
Past the rundown buildings
And all those memories
And as I sit and think of my old friends
With a pick in hand in the dark again
And it gets so cold you can hardly breathe
And it gets so dark you can barely see
Till it leaves your veins run black as night
Deep in the Deerpark mines
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Colm Egan

Colm Egan

About “The Deerpark Mines” by Colm Egan

Read the complete lyrics to "The Deerpark Mines" by Colm Egan from the album "Fifteen (2008-2023)" in 2022. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Orchestral, Aa (Check Description), Irish Folk.

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"The Deerpark Mines" is credited to Colm Egan. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The Deerpark Mines" appears on "Fifteen (2008-2023)" in 2022.

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