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Dolly Parton Dark As A Dungeon Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8.50/10 [2 votes]Album: 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs / Original Release Date: 1980Genre: CountrySong Duration: 3 min 24 sec
Dark As A Dungeon
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
DOLLY PARTON
- Dark As A Dungeon LyricsCome and listen you fellows
So young and do fine
And seek not your fortune
In the dark, dreary mines
It will form as a habit
Seep in your soul
'Til the blood in your veins
Runs as black as the coal
There's many a man
That I've known in my day
Who lived just to labor
His whole life away
Like a fiend with his dope
And a drunkard his wine
A man will have lust for
The lure of the mine
It's dark as a dungeon
Damp as the dew
The danger is double
And the pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine
I hope when I'm gone
And the ages shall roll
My body will blacken
And turn into coal
Then I'll look out the door
Of my heavenly home
And I'll pity the miners
A-diggin' my bones
It's dark as a dungeon
Damp as the dew
The danger is double
And the pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine
Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine
So young and do fine
And seek not your fortune
In the dark, dreary mines
It will form as a habit
Seep in your soul
'Til the blood in your veins
Runs as black as the coal
There's many a man
That I've known in my day
Who lived just to labor
His whole life away
Like a fiend with his dope
And a drunkard his wine
A man will have lust for
The lure of the mine
It's dark as a dungeon
Damp as the dew
The danger is double
And the pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
Way down in the mine
I hope when I'm gone
And the ages shall roll
My body will blacken
And turn into coal
Then I'll look out the door
Of my heavenly home
And I'll pity the miners
A-diggin' my bones
It's dark as a dungeon
Damp as the dew
The danger is double
And the pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine
Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine
Facts about Dark As A Dungeon
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Dark As A Dungeon is written by Merle Travis.
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It is first released in 1980 as part of Dolly Parton's album "9 to 5 and Odd Jobs" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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When we try to understand the message behind it, Dolly Parton's song 'Dark as a Dungeon' is nothing less than a very strongly painted picture of the bad sides of mining work, it uses the same bad side of life metaphorically for the whole labor and addiction consuming life. In other words, the singer suggests that some life choices can only lead to very dark and horrible places where the hidden evils are and the good things are hardly there at all; so the person suffers, and to his/her soul it is just the same as the existence being useless. Dark as a dungeon lyrics are primarily characterized by despair, angst, reflection, social commentary and nostalgia. Yet the song does at the same time highlight the mining dangers, the futility of labor and the inevitable death of everybody and the legacy left behind after one's death. The lyrics are full of themes that tell about the hard work and danger that come with mining, and probably they are not appropriate for younger children unless their parents are there to guide them. There are mentions of addiction and death, but they are metaphoric and cautionary rather than explicit or graphic.
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Dark As A Dungeon falls under the genre Country.
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Dark As A Dungeon song length is 3 minutes and 24 seconds.
Who wrote Dark As A Dungeon lyrics?
Dark As A Dungeon is written by Merle Travis.
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When was Dark As A Dungeon released?
It is first released in 1980 as part of Dolly Parton's album "9 to 5 and Odd Jobs" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Dark As A Dungeon lyrics?
When we try to understand the message behind it, Dolly Parton's song 'Dark as a Dungeon' is nothing less than a very strongly painted picture of the bad sides of mining work, it uses the same bad side of life metaphorically for the whole labor and addiction consuming life. In other words, the singer suggests that some life choices can only lead to very dark and horrible places where the hidden evils are and the good things are hardly there at all; so the person suffers, and to his/her soul it is just the same as the existence being useless. Dark as a dungeon lyrics are primarily characterized by despair, angst, reflection, social commentary and nostalgia. Yet the song does at the same time highlight the mining dangers, the futility of labor and the inevitable death of everybody and the legacy left behind after one's death. The lyrics are full of themes that tell about the hard work and danger that come with mining, and probably they are not appropriate for younger children unless their parents are there to guide them. There are mentions of addiction and death, but they are metaphoric and cautionary rather than explicit or graphic.
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Which genre is Dark As A Dungeon?
Dark As A Dungeon falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song Dark As A Dungeon?
Dark As A Dungeon song length is 3 minutes and 24 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Merle Travis
Record Label(s): 1999 Buddha Records
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