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Mesabi Lyrics:

Down down down in the ground first they dug deep down underground
Look what they found around down up in Minnesota
Beds of the red red iron ore take it to the lake and steam back for more
Down around down up in Minnesota

Vermillion the Soudan first mine mined Two Harbors docked the first ore
1884 from the shore the ore bound down down down down down
And so begins the big story here big money times in the Minnesota mines
Towns towns towns new towns everywhere

Belly of the heat beast calling for the ore
For the iron and steel furnace out East
Minnesota feed the red stone and dust to the in-dust-ry

By the candle of the men who slaved the day
The profits were dug here and sailed away
From down around down up in Minnesota

Down down down in the ground first they dug deep down in the ground
Look what they found around down up in Minnesota

Once there were seven brothers the Merrits seven iron men began to walk
Camp and search the Mesabi Hills around around around until they found
A foot underfoot the soft ore lay up to 70 percent high grade essayed
Found found found right there on top of the ground

The Merrit Brothers got the shaft when the man with cash and rock in his name
Rock-feller came to swallow all the little guys he wants the Minnesota rock to roll
U.S. Steel born in the ore of Minnesota the ore exhausted by two world wars
From down around around and down up in Minnesota

The giant Mesabi awoke in a rush blast and shovel the hematite
The giant Mesabi awoke in a fit dig it out in the open pit
Hibbing lay over more ore .. move it .. move the town on over
Sudden was the charge and change ..
Immigrants new to their home on the range

Home home home on the range
Where the steam shovels and monopoly played
Down around down up in Minnesota
Down around down up in Minnesota