Miner Song Diamonds are rough when they're buried in the clay Men dig down to find them for five dollars a day Too tired from working down in the mine To make a better life they haven't got time To make a better life they haven't got time Snakes underground while others up above Give gold and diamonds as symbols of true love Miner goes home at the end of the night To a labor camp a thousand miles from his wife To a labor camp a thousand miles from his wife Who thinks the diamonds that's there on her hand Is worth more than the life of some African man The life of these miners is too much to pay So under the earth these diamonds should stay Under the earth these diamonds should stay Diamonds are rough when they're buried in the clay Men dig down to find them for five dollars a day Too tired from working down in the mine To make a better life they haven't got time To make a better life they haven't got time