River Slope Mine
River Slope Mine

I'm from Scranton Pennsylvania
just another working town
Sitting ducks in a row house
front porch is falling down
Falling down falling down
Porch is falling down

The winter's hard, the work is harder
Hard on lungs and hands
Is this why we crossed the ocean?
Risk our lives in this promised land
Promised land, promised land
This promised land

They forced us up, up ever higher
They said it's safe, it's safe you'll see
No need to worry about the river
12 who died would disagree
Disagree, disagree
12 would disagree.

Chorus:
Oh Susquehanna River, their souls ever to enshrine
that mournful winter's day they were
Digging their own graves in the River Slope Mine

The mines closed down
My brothers scattered
Like leaves blown from the trees
Their profit's all that mattered
I'm only left with time to grieve
Time to grieve, time to grieve
Left with time to grieve.

Chorus:
Oh Susquehanna River, their souls ever to enshrine
that mournful winter's day they were
Digging their own graves in the River Slope Mine
River Slope Mine, River Slope Mine