The hooter booms
And day awakes
Coal trucks rattle past the door
Ice traces on the window pane
Memories of what went before
Coal dust in my hair
Coal dust in my nose
Coal dust in my clothes and mouth
Rats scurry empty
Miners huddle silently
The dawn breaks past the door
Hot tea poured in old brown mug
Memories of what went before
Coal dust in my hair
Coal dust in my nose
Coal dust in my clothes and mouth
Cash machine spitting
Newspapers selling
The sun rises past the door
The pit wheel turns and children run
Memories of what went before
Coal dust in my hair
Coal dust in my nose
Coal dust in my clothes and mouth
The day grinds on
The miners crawl in
Coke sack settles past the door
Rag man yells and women scrub
Memories of what went before
Coal dust in my hair
Coal dust in my nose
Coal dust in my clothes and mouth
Dinner-time snap
The kids fill a gap
Laughter lingers past the door
Coal cutters cutting and babies crying
Memories of what went before
Coal dust in my hair
Coal dust in my nose
Coal dust in my clothes and mouth
No one really knows
But many more fear
Rumours circulate past the door
The milk snatcher is snatching
The memories of what went before
Coal dust in my hair
Coal dust in my nose
Coal dust in my clothes and mouth
No Time to Think 