Miner goes down into the mine
And comes out empty handed
They send him right back down in again
And say dig a little deeper
'Cause there's women all over this world
Just waitin' to say I love you
But they gotta have stones

And the jeweler tells the young man
He's sorry he cannot help him
You cannot pay me with the holes in your empty pockets
You have to dig a little deeper
Mr. Jeweler you don't understand, said the young man
I gotta woman waiting to say she loves me
I got to have stones
Bright shiny stones
Still it goes on and on and on

Chorus:
If you got a woman
And you wanna please her
If you got a woman
And you wanna keep her
Well every woman's got a weakness
So if you want lovin'
You better give your miss sweetness what she wants
You better give her stones

A young woman whispered me into an alley one night
And she glowed in the darkness
She said free me from this bondage 
And I'll give you all the chimes
I said you better dig a little deeper
'Cause there's women like you all over this world
Whose hearts would die 'cause they lied
And said I love you for stones
Bright shiny stones
Still it goes on and on and on

(Chorus)

Miner goes down into the mine
And comes out empty handed
They send him right back down again
And say dig a little deeper