text: Yo, check it out, I got a story to tell,
  'Bout silicotics and the risks they dwell.
  Reports came in from countries afar,
  Lung cancer risk, it raised the bar.
  
  In the Veneto region, Italy's place,
  Workers with silicosis, a cohort we trace.
  From '59 to '63, they were compensated,
  Their mortality rates, we calculated.
  
  Through '84, we followed their fate,
  The results were grim, a heavy weight.
  Infectious diseases caused a big strife,
  180 observed, only 9.5 expected, that's life.
  
  Silicotuberculosis, the culprit was clear,
  Silicosis too, filled the respiratory sphere.
  Lung cancer, it showed an elevated score,
  239 SMR, 70 observed, we couldn't ignore.
  
  As time went on, the risk increased,
  First exposure mattered, that's the beast.
  Employment and duration, not so precise,
  But lung cancer, it was a deadly slice.
  
  Cigarette smoking, it played its part,
  A dose-response relationship from the start.
  The study affirmed, what others did say,
  Silicotics face lung cancer, come what may.