Open Pit Mine

I’m leaning on a pole in the bottem of a hole
North of Merritt, B.C.
There’s seven of us choking in the dust
Eight if you’re counting me
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There’s Larry on the loader, Billy on the dozer
Shelly is our big shovel man
Gary’s on the grade he’s really got it made
Blasting with Dynamite Dan
There’s Terry in the big truck hauling out the muck
And Darryl on the Diamond Drill
I’ve never seen finer miner’s and I don’t think I ever will
Having one hell of a time at the open pit mine
One hell of a time at the open pit mine
I give what I got and I have what I take
Tryin' to make a livin' out of Logan Lake
Eight man crew on an eight man shift
Down at the bottem of the Lornex Pit
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And I don’t think I’ll ever stop
I’m gonna work this pit 'till the day I drop
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I’m waitin' for the payday to roll around
I’m gonna take my Rosie and a-go to town
We’ll dance all night to the break of day
But I’ll be back in the pit first thing Monday
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