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Elton John - Durban Deep Meaning

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Durban Deep Lyrics

I won't see you `till Christmas
I breathe coal dust, I get blisters
But the foreman he don't worry
He say work boy there's no hurry
Don't that big red sun
Look a lot like fire
When you come out of the ground
After forty eight...

  1. anonymous
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    May 18th 2020 !⃝

    Durban Deep mine in South Africa. Most dangerous mine in the world, and probably the deepest. Workers are paid little, and die almost on a daily basis. This song laments the life of a worker, telling how he feels getting ready to go down into the mine again.


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