The Caves Of Jericho lyrics Lyrics

song lyrics The Caves Of Jericho lyrics Dm Dm7/C G A They should have known that trouble was brewing Dm Dm7/C Asus4 A They should have seen what the old men knew Bb F/A They should have shut us down Gm Dm When the hail fell to the ground Eb Bb/D C A From a cloudy sky of baby blue Three o clock on a cold, cold morning The big bell wailed as if on cue. A woman s scream was heard And the news came afterwards "It s a blow out down in Number Two!" Dm/B F/C Down in Jericho Kentucky A/C# Dm The mines have all caved in Bb E/G# A C Down in Jericho F Broken hearts don t mend E7 D#maj7 D Tear stained eyes of kin Bb C# F A A/C# Never ever seen what the future might have been The hat lamps burned with a flame like lightning The coal dust blanketed the morning dew. The young ones looked for kin And the blind man, he looks grim. Cause he sees there s nothing that he can do. They pumped up the mud and they chunked out water, They scratched the earth till it turned to sand And a half mile down below It s a lost cause the miners know Meet your maker, boys, the time s at hand. Down in Jericho, Kentucky The mines have all caved in Down in Jericho. Broken hearts don t mend Tears stained eyes of kin Never ever seen What their future might have been. The fire boss s hands are clean as a whistle The fat cat knows he s a company man But he should have bowed down his head When they hauled out all the dead But it s business, boys, start em up again. Down in Jericho, Kentucky The mines have all caved in Down in Jericho. Broken hearts don t mend Tears stained eyes of kin Never ever seen What their future might have been. Broken hearts don t mend Tears stained eyes of kin Never ever seen What their future might have been. song lyrics