The Chemical Worker’s Song

Ron Angel
A process man am I and I'm telling you no lie.
I've worked and breathed among the fumes.
That trail across the sky.
There's thunder all around me and poison in
the air.
There's a lousy smell that smacks of hell. And
dust all in my hair.

Chorus:

But you go boys go.

They time your every breath.
And every day you're in this place .
you're two days nearer death, but you go.
I've worked among the spinners I've breathed
in the oil and smoke.
I've shovelled up the gypsum till it nigh on
makes you choke.
I've stood knee deep in cyanide gone sick with
a caustic burn.
I've been working rough I've seen enough to
make your stomach turn.

Chorus:

But you go boys go.

They time your every breath.
And every day you're in this place .
you're two days nearer death, but you go
There's overtime there's bonus opportunities
galore.
The young men like the money. Aye they all
come back for mare.
Ah but soon you're knocking on. You look
older than you should.
For every bob made on this job you pay with
flesh and blood.
A process man am I and I'm telling you no lie.
I've worked and breathed among the fumes.
That trail across the sky.
There's thunder all around me and poison in the
air.
There's a lousy smell that smacks of hell. And
dust all in my hair.

I have been experienced the process

and it’s the truth.
I worked and breathe among the
poisonous gas that can spread through
the air.
The place got electricity and poison in
Chorus:

But you go boys go.

They time your every breath.
And every day you're in this place .
you're two days nearer death, but you go.

They pay you according to the time you

spent in the factory.
The job is so dangerous that can cause
you die at the workplace.
People working with them become
sicken and die.
I've worked among the spinners I've breathed in the oil
and smoke.
I've shovelled up the gypsum till it nigh on makes you
choke.
I've stood knee deep in cyanide gone sick with a
caustic burn.
I've been working rough I've seen enough to make your
stomach turn.

The workers breathe the smoke from the engine.

The gas of the poison will make them difficult to
breathe.
Cyanide is a dangerous chemical but clear in
colour just like water.
The workers work hard with it which is dangerous
that can make them sick.
Chorus:

But you go boys go.

They time your every breath.
And every day you're in this place .
you're two days nearer death, but you go.

They pay you according to the time you

spent in the factory.
The job is so dangerous that can cause
you die at the workplace.
People working with them become
sicken and die.
There's overtime there's bonus opportunities galore.
The young men like the money. Aye they all come
back for mare.
Ah but soon you're knocking on. You look older than
you should.
For every bob made on this job you pay with flesh
and blood.

This work gives overtime and a lot of

bonus.
The young man like the pay and keep
coming to the job not realising the
effects of the work.
But soon they realise they will be sick
 Theme:
Hard work
The workers in the chemical factory work
very hard in order to get the money.
Sometimes, they are too busy for work
until no time to eat. Working in a
chemical factory is a high risk job
because in order to get the higher pay,
they may suffer from health problem and
poor safety problem.
“I've stood knee deep in cyanide