Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Quecreek Flood, artist - Anaïs Mitchell. Album song Hymns for the Exiled, in the genre
Date of issue: 11.05.2008
Record label: Wilderland
Song language: English
Quecreek Flood |
It was late in July |
At the Quecreek coal mine |
When the water came rolling down |
As black as bad blood |
To where nine good men stood |
Shuddering, shivering |
And shouting for deliverance |
Sure they would drown |
And safe above ground |
The boss paced around |
Surveying the scene of the flood |
After chasing away |
The UMWA |
So inspections were cheap |
He didn’t lose sleep |
He just stood in the sun |
What could we have done |
He said this was an act of God |
And the President came |
From his party campaign |
To shake every hero’s right hand |
After slashing the funds |
For the miners' black lungs |
And the regulations |
God bless our nation |
He said united we stand |
And the anchor girl cried |
When the miner’s survived |
She lauded her god in his glory |
And the tired camera man |
Packed up the van |
And they wore the same frown |
As they drove out of town |
Where they found the next sellable story |
And we who were raised |
By invisible hands |
And we who were raised |
On government lies |
The prodigal children |
Of the promised land |
Who’s gonna open our eyes |