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Merle Travis Dark As A Dungeon Lyrics
Total views: 3 times this week / Rating: 7.90/10 [20 votes]Album: In Boston, 1959 / Original Release Date: 2003-05-20Genre: CountrySong Duration: 3 min 14 sec
MERLE TRAVIS
- Dark As A Dungeon Lyrics / with translationsOh come all you young fellers so young and so fine
Seek not your fortune in a dark dreary mine
It'll form as a habit and seep in your soul
Till the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal
Where it's dark as a dungeon damp as the dew danger is double pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls the sun never shines
It's a dark as a dungeon way down in the mine
Well it's many a man that I've seen in my day
(uh huh no laughin' during this song please it's bein' recorded)
Like a fiend with his dope and a drunkard with his wine
A man will have lust for the lure of the mine
And pray when I'm dead and my ages shall roll
That my body would blacken and turn into coal
Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home
And pity the miner digging my bones
Where it's dark as a dungeon
Seek not your fortune in a dark dreary mine
It'll form as a habit and seep in your soul
Till the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal
Where it's dark as a dungeon damp as the dew danger is double pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls the sun never shines
It's a dark as a dungeon way down in the mine
Well it's many a man that I've seen in my day
Like a fiend with his dope and a drunkard with his wine
A man will have lust for the lure of the mine
And pray when I'm dead and my ages shall roll
That my body would blacken and turn into coal
Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home
And pity the miner digging my bones
Where it's dark as a dungeon
Facts about Dark As A Dungeon
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Dark As A Dungeon is written and performed by Merle Travis.
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It is first released on May 20, 2003 as part of Merle Travis's album "In Boston, 1959" which includes 22 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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When we try to understand the message behind it, the song 'Dark As A Dungeon' by Merle Travis presents an accurate depiction of coal miners' difficult life through its use of mine darkness as a metaphor to show their dangerous work conditions. The lyrics of the song indicate that people should not pursue wealth through hazardous and demanding work because coal mining creates an unbreakable grip that permanently damages both their physical health and mental well-being. The lyrics of Dark as a dungeon express feelings of despair and angst while providing social commentary and enabling self-reflection and showing feelings of isolation. The song establishes mining life as its central theme while it shows how people from the past reflect on their past experiences and how fate will lead them to their ultimate destination. The song lyrics describe the physical difficulties and work demands of coal mining which might be inappropriate for listening by very young children. The song shows addiction and life struggles through its content which does not present anything in a highly detailed manner. The mature content present in the content requires parents to provide their children with guidance during viewing.
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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 14 seconds.
Who wrote Dark As A Dungeon lyrics?
Dark As A Dungeon is written and performed by Merle Travis.
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When was Dark As A Dungeon released?
It is first released on May 20, 2003 as part of Merle Travis's album "In Boston, 1959" which includes 22 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd 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, the song 'Dark As A Dungeon' by Merle Travis presents an accurate depiction of coal miners' difficult life through its use of mine darkness as a metaphor to show their dangerous work conditions. The lyrics of the song indicate that people should not pursue wealth through hazardous and demanding work because coal mining creates an unbreakable grip that permanently damages both their physical health and mental well-being. The lyrics of Dark as a dungeon express feelings of despair and angst while providing social commentary and enabling self-reflection and showing feelings of isolation. The song establishes mining life as its central theme while it shows how people from the past reflect on their past experiences and how fate will lead them to their ultimate destination. The song lyrics describe the physical difficulties and work demands of coal mining which might be inappropriate for listening by very young children. The song shows addiction and life struggles through its content which does not present anything in a highly detailed manner. The mature content present in the content requires parents to provide their children with guidance during viewing.
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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 14 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 2003 Rounder
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