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Fourteen Men Lyrics by Lorne Greene

1965

(Moving around the West Virginia mines
I heard a screaming siren
Which meant only one thing - cave in
Crushing, crumbling, cave in
Then panic and the terrifying rush to dig them out)
~Oooooooh~
Diggy diggers, and drilly drillers
There are 14 men in the mine
Diggy diggers, and drilly drillers
There are fourteen lives on the line
(Fourteen men were digging deep in a West Virginia mine
Black with coal, right to their soul
And sweat for each dime
No one noticed a crumbling wall until it started to fall)
So we've gotta
Diggy diggers, and drilly drillers
There are 14 men in the mine
Diggy diggers, and drilly drillers
There are fourteen lives on the line
(Fourteen wives are standing by
But their hearts are down below
Tear filled eyes and endless sighs
But they just won't let go
When there's love, there's life
Ask any coal miners wife)
So we've gotta
Diggy diggers, and drilly drillers
There are 14 men in the mine
Diggy diggers, and drilly drillers
There are fourteen lives on the line
(Fourteen men are trapped inside
And there's no time to spare
Move that dirt, move that dirt!
It could be ash down there
Move that dirt! Save those lives!
And pray to god that we'll find a way)
So we've gotta
Diggy diggers, and drilly drillers
There are 14 men in the mine
Diggy diggers, and drilly drillers
There are fourteen lives on the line

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