[Verse 1]
St Anthony stands shovel in hand
Unbroken ground lies before him
A forest of stones of long buried bones
St Anthony cuts off the turf

[Verse 2]
St Anthony passes the time of the day
Looks out on a landscape with love
He sees all the things the end of life brings
St Anthony shovels out soil

[Chorus]
He watches hearts break
He takes the strain
And he waits 'til it’s all over
You don’t know how deep it gets
'Til you work down in the hole
St Anthony’s diggin' a hole

[Verse 3]
So Anthony dreams of a box lined with lead
They’ll never forget about him
When the party has gone
After he’s weighed them down
For the last time he fills in a hole

[Chorus]
He watches hearts break
He takes the strain
And he waits 'til it’s all over
You don’t know how deep it gets
'Til you work down in a hole
St Anthony’s diggin' a hole
St Anthony’s diggin' a hole