Working (In The Coal Mine) Lyrics

Sitting on a bench

Waiting in the park

Paper in hand and

Numb in the mind

There's birds in a bunch

There's people out to lunch

He's sees a lot of life

but I think he'd rather be

Working in the factory

Working in the post office

Working in the corner shop

Working

For the coal board

Down a coal mine

In a coal mine

Walking round the block

Reading through a book

He's going through the cupboard now

For something to cook

He's burning the toast

Opening the post

He gets a lot of No's

When all he wants to be is

Working for the businessman

Working for the local council

Working even for the Mafia

Just working

For the coal board

Down a coal mine

Where's the coal mine

Fishing in a dry dock,

Letter from the bank

Drop in at the Centre

Takes him closer to the edge

Look at the notice board and

Note the bored look

He does a lot of cycling

But I think he'd rather be

Working

I think he'd rather be

Work Work Work Work

Picking up a pay packet working for a wage

Doing a little overtime spending for a change yeah

Flipping through photos cutting the grass

He wears the striped tie to meet the top brass

It's hard on the soles it's hard on the soul

He's stuck on the dole when all he wants to be is

Working for the businessman

Working for the local council

Working for the Mafioso

Working for a privatised rail line

Working for the post office

Working For the coal board

Down a coal mine

Where's the coal mines