Gil Scott-Heron — Three Miles Down Remix Mixed

[Verse 1] Yeah, well, I've listened to the speeches And it occurred to me, politicians don't understand Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine in the ground It's just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down [Chorus] Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, oh Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, haha Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, haha Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, oh Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, haha Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Verse 2] Damn near a legend as old as the mines Things that'll happen in the pits just don't change with time Work 'til you're exhausted in too little space A history of disastrous fears etched on your face [Pre-Chorus] Somebody signs a paper, everybody thinks it's fine But Taft and Hartley ain't done one day in the mines Said you start to stiffen, heard a crackin' sound Just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down [Chorus] Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, sing Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, sing Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, sing Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Verse 3] Here come the mine cars and it's damn near dawn Another shift of men, some of 'em my friends, comin' on Hard to imagine workin' in the mines Got coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, well, I've listened to the speeches And it occurred to me, politicians don't understand Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine in the ground It's just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down [Chorus] Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, sing Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, sing Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, sing Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Chorus] Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Yeah, well, I've listened to the speeches And it occurred to me, politicians don't understand (Don't, don't) Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine in the ground It's just like workin' in a graveyard three miles down [Outro] (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Yeah, everybody's workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Feel like, feel like we're workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) It feels like we're just workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Yeah, everbody's workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Feel like, feel like we're workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) It feels like we're just workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Hey (I know we are not satisifed, said) (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Yeah, everybody's workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Feel like, feel like we're workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) It feels like we're just workin' in a graveyard three miles down (Workin' in a graveyard three miles down) Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey (Have ya cuttin' down on smoking) Hey (Have ya cuttin' down on drinking)