For as long as I can remember,
I've worked down in this pit.
But today, it's all over,
cause this is the day I quit.
I'm gonna take my sweet little Jenny
We're gonna move down in the valley
and build ourselves a home.
This is my last day in the mines
Well, I swing that pick, move that shovel
I can hardly wait for my boss to tell me
Up at the top, I know my Jenny
This is my last day in the mines.
Good Lord, it's a cave -in,
and the rocks are a -fallin' all around.
Now the timbers are a -breakin'
and the rats are a -runnin',
And my strength is leaving me
This is my last day in the mines
Beneath these rocks and timbers
With my strength all gone
My thoughts turn back to Jenny
I must leave her all alone
I know they'll try to save me
But they're gonna be too late
For over that river and through that valley,
This is my last day in the mines.
This is my last day in the mines.
This is my last day in the