Peter, Paul & Mary - Don't Go Down To The Quarry Lyrics
Dont go down to the quarry in the middle of the nightYoull never come back, youll never be rightWe lost maggie there just last springAnd big ben johnson, he couldnt do a thingBig ben johnson made a bet with mad man mikeThat he could cross the quarry in the middle of the nightHe got there, bout halfway acrossWhen he started sinking down in the red clay moss.Nearby standin on the tracks where the trains used to comeWas mad man mike, beatin on his drumLaughin out loud, eyes rollin in his headStandin on the tracks in the lucifers steadWith a long red cape and fire in his eyesHe lifted up his hands to the midnight skiesAnd the thunder start to roll and the lightenin flashed wildAnd big ben johnson start a cryin like a child.Dont go down to the quarry, dont, dont go downDont go down to the quarry, dont, dont go downDont go down to the quarry, dont, dont go downDown, down, down, downThen the earth gave a shudder, the quarry start to splitScreamin down went johnson into the fiery pitWith a laugh that shivered the center of the boneMad man mike just standin there aloneHes callin all the people, to take their turnAnd fall into the pit and eternally burnDown, down, dont go downDown, down, down, downLucifers caught on the railraod trackHes howlin at the moon cause he cant come backAnd in the evenin while were sittin there in front of the fireWe laugh at old lucifer before we retireDont go down to the quarry in the middle of the nightYoull never come back, youll never be rightWe lost maggie there just last springAnd big ben johnson, he couldnt do a thingDont go down to the quarry, dont, dont go downDont go down to the quarry, dont, dont go downDont go down to the quarry, dont, dont go downDown, down, down, down(repeat)2x
