Intro:
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Hey Mr. Gold Man!
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Where's my pay?
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Hmmm Mr. Gold Man!
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Not one more day.
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Misterrrrr! Can't you hear my children cryin'?
Verse 1:
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Came to Pretoria in '46,
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to find myself a job.
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Met a man with a broken arm, he said:
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Come along with us, get onto the bus.
Chorus 1:
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Hey Mr. Gold Man! I'm for sale!
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Hey Mr. Gold Man! Please don't turn away.
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?Hey Mr. Gold Man! Can't you hear my tummy rumbling?
Verse 2:
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So we continued down the road,
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till we got to the mine.
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Dirt and dust all around us now.
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Hey! I didn't mind, cause I'm on the workline. Oh!
Chorus 2:
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Hey Mr. Gold Man! Where's my pay?
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Oh Mr. Gold Man! Can't wait another day.
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Oh Mr. Gold Man! Can't you see I'm almost dying?
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Then I heard a good friend say:
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'There's a happening in Town'
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Come and join the Union, boy.
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'Cause today, we ain't going down, we're gonna stand our ground.
Chorus 3:
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Hey Mr. Gold Man! Where's my pay?
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?Oh Mr. Gold Man! Won't wait another day.
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Oh Mr. Gold Man! Can't you hear the thunder coming? Ohhhhh!
Chorus 4:
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Hey Mr. Gold Man! Loose these chains.
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Time Mr. Gold Man! Change is on its way.
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?Go Mr. Gold Man! Don't come back, this is my country now