I got dem coal minin blues

I was born one day in a small town shack
By the river near the mill
My daddy worked in the coal mine
Sweatin hard to pay the bills

They called us the river rats
The high society did
Yes they did yes they did
Yes they did

Chorus:
Workin in a coal mine don't see much light'o day
Workin in a coal mine livin day to day
I got dem coal minin blues

Verse:
At age sixteen from a childhood dream
That seems like yesterday
I was lured to work in the coal mine
It's in your blood they say

Now there ain't no doupt dust 'll burn you out
And in time will destroy me
Yes it will yes it will
Yes it will
:
Now when I die don't fret for me
And please don't bury me
Just pickle my body so the boys can see
What minin did to me

But before I go let me buy the boys
Just one more round
One more round one more round
One more round

Paul Henry Dallaire
Paul Henry Pub. SOCAN
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