[Verse 1]
I remember the ways
In the bygone days
When we was all in our prime
How us and John L. 
We give the old man hell
Down in the Blue Diamond mines

[Verse 2]
When the whistle blowed
'Fore the rooster crowed
Full two hour before daylight
When a man done his best
And he earned his good rest
And had seventeen dollars at night

[Chorus]
In the mines, in the mines
In the Blue Diamond mines
I havе worked my life away
In the minеs, in the mines
In the Blue Diamond mines
Oh, fall on your knees and pray

[Verse 3]
You old black gold
You've taken my soul
Your dust has darkened my home
And now I'm old
And you turn your back
Where else can an old miner go?
[Verse 4]
Well, it's Big Leatherwood
Algoma Block
Now it's all Blue Diamond too
Well, the pits they're closed
Get another job
What work can an old miner do?

[Chorus]
In the mines, in the mines
In the Blue Diamond mines
I have worked my life away
In the mines, in the mines
In the Blue Diamond mines
Oh, fall on your knees and pray

[Verse 5]
John L. had a dream
But it's broken, it seems
Now our union's a-lettin' us down
Last week they took away
My hospital card
Said, "Why don't you leave this old town?"

[Verse 6]
Oh, it's go downtown
Boys, and hang around
Well, maybe it ain't so bad
Go on back home
And they meet you at the door
And it's "What did you bring me, Dad?"
[Chorus]
In the mines, in the mines
In the Blue Diamond mines
I have worked my life away
In the mines, in the mines
In the Blue Diamond mines
Oh, fall on your knees and pray