The Miner's Ballad

[Verse] In the depths of the earth Where the shadows grow long We toil and we labor To the sound of our song Pickaxes striking the stone Echoes through the night Digging these tunnels With all of our might [Chorus] Oh Ho Ho The miner's lament Oh Ho Ho Our backs are bent We're caught in this cycle We can't break free With each swing of the hammer We long to be free [Verse] Each crack in the rock Tells a tale of its own The sweat on our brow Evidence of what we've sown But the treasures we find They're not ours to keep We're bound to these tunnels Where dreams fall asleep [Chorus] Oh Ho Ho The miner's lament Oh Ho Ho Our backs are bent We're caught in this cycle We can't break free With each swing of the hammer We long to be free We long to be free [Outro] [End]