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Gil Scott-heron Three Miles Down Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.05/10 [20 votes]Album: Jazz Master Series / Original Release Date: 2009-05-11Genre: JazzSong Duration: 6 min 14 sec
GIL SCOTT-HERON
- Three Miles Down Lyrics / with translationsHere come the mine cars; it'sdamn near dawn.
Another shift of men, some of my friends, comin' on.
Hard to imagine workin' in the mines;
Coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind.
I've listened to the speeches,
but it occours to me politicians just don't understand;
the thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine underground.
It's like workin' in a graveyard three miles down.
Damn near a legend as old as the mines:
things that happen in the pits just don't change with the
times.
Work 'till you're exhausted in too little spacwe.
a history of desastrous fears etched on your face.
Somebody signs a paper, ev'ry body thinks it's fine,
but Taft and Hartley ain't done one day in the mines.
You start to stiffen! You heard a crackin' sound!
It's like workin' in a graveyard three miles down.
Another shift of men, some of my friends, comin' on.
Hard to imagine workin' in the mines;
Coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind.
I've listened to the speeches,
but it occours to me politicians just don't understand;
the thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine underground.
It's like workin' in a graveyard three miles down.
Damn near a legend as old as the mines:
times.
Work 'till you're exhausted in too little spacwe.
a history of desastrous fears etched on your face.
Somebody signs a paper, ev'ry body thinks it's fine,
but Taft and Hartley ain't done one day in the mines.
You start to stiffen! You heard a crackin' sound!
It's like workin' in a graveyard three miles down.
Facts about Three Miles Down
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Three Miles Down is written by Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Jerome Brailey.
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It is first released on May 11, 2009 as part of Gil Scott-heron's album "Jazz Master Series" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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Three Miles Down falls under the genre Jazz.
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Three Miles Down song length is 6 minutes and 14 seconds.
Who wrote Three Miles Down lyrics?
Three Miles Down is written by Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Jerome Brailey.
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When was Three Miles Down released?
It is first released on May 11, 2009 as part of Gil Scott-heron's album "Jazz Master Series" which includes 13 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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Which genre is Three Miles Down?
Three Miles Down falls under the genre Jazz.
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How long is the song Three Miles Down?
Three Miles Down song length is 6 minutes and 14 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): bootsy collins, george clinton, jerome brailey
Record Label(s): 2009 Xelon Entertainment
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