Diesel Down in the Silvermine on HQ Vinyl with Lyrics in Description

Track 6 from their debut album “Watts in a Tank” released in 1981 copyright Regency/RCA Records. It was recorded at DMC in Baarn and Soundpush Studios in Blaricum, both in the Netherlands. The Dutch band can be considered a “one-hit wonder” for “Sausalito Summernight” which was a worldwide hit. It features possibly the catchiest guitar riff known to man and is just a great summertime tune, especially enjoyable while driving. The album received above average reviews and reached No. 68 on the Billboard chart, No. 38 in the Netherlands and No. 19 in Canada. The single reached No. 33 in the Netherlands, No. 25 on Billboard and No. 1 in Canada. Recorded from the original vinyl. Written by Mark Boon & Rob Vunderink and produced by Pim Koopman, RIP. Featuring:
Rob Vunderink - Lead vocals & lead & rhythm guitars
Mark Boon - Lead vocals & lead & rhythm guitars
Frank Papendrecht - Bass & background vocals
Pim Koopman - Drums, keyboards & background vocals
Special Guest:
Johan Timman - Moog synthesizer programming
Down in the silvermine dusk is playin' tricks on time
Days are long but the work is fine down in the silvermine
Hear how the band is playin' folks on the platform sayin'
Bye to the boy who's leaving home
Hurry, the whistle's blowin', hanky, my tears are showin'
Anchors away, I'm on my own
I'd never lose her on a silver streak, far from the girl I left behind
No time for tears and sorrow, I got silver on my mind
Down in the silvermine dusk is playin' tricks on time
Days are long but the work is fine down in the silvermine
Down in the silvermine dusk is playin' tricks on time
Days are long but the work is fine down in the silvermine
Hi-ho, the wheels are grinding, strong arms, the picks are winding
Straight down the mining shaft we go
Why, oh, the rocks they rumble, into the dark we stumble
Risking our lives because we know
Down there's a one-way fare to Easy Street, grab all the silver we can find
Sell to the highest bidder, head for the girl I left behind
Down in the silvermine dusk is playin' tricks on time
Days are long but the work is fine down in the silvermine
Down in the silvermine dusk is playin' tricks on time
Days are long but the work is fine down in the silvermine
Down in the silvermine dusk is playin' tricks on time
Days are long but the work is fine down in the silvermine
Down in the silvermine
Down in the silvermine
Down in the silvermine
Down in the silvermine
Down in the silvermine

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