Lyrics
My grandfather used to work the mines
Grandfather worked in the mines
Toiled and labored till the day he died
He worked hard until his death
The man was prickly as a short leaf pine
Grandfather had a tough and prickly personality
Only one time I ever seen him cry
Grandfather cried only once (a rare occurrence)
Woah, run away boys, run away
Warning to runaway boys
Woah, you know the hangin' wall caved in today
The hanging wall (mining structure) collapsed
Ma was cooking supper when we heard the shouts
Family hears shouts while mother is cooking
Saw her face run white with fear
Mother's face shows fear
My uncle and my father never made it out
Uncle and father do not survive the collapse
Grandpa choking on soot and tears
Grandfather struggles with the aftermath
Woah, run away boys, run away
Reiteration of the warning to runaway boys
Woah, you know the hangin' wall caved in today
Confirmation of the mining structure collapse
On the day that I turned seventeen I up and ran away
The narrator runs away at seventeen
Since daddy died ain't nothing been the same
Life has not been the same since the death of the narrator's father
Grandpa's laying in the ground where he spent his working days
Grandfather is buried where he worked
If you listen close, the rock still calls his name
The narrator hears the rocks still calling Grandfather's name
Woah, run away boys, run away
Repetition of the warning to runaway boys
Woah, you know the hangin' wall caved in today
Confirmation of the collapse of the hanging wall
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