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Verse 1
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Deep in the mountain of
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Employed by the Cumberland
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The pay is short, the days are long
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But our labor union laws
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are coming on strong
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So I drink this whiskey for my throat
Verse 2
and weathered coat
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Early every morning I stand in line
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Waiting to work these Kentucky coal mines
Verse 3
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We enter the shaft around five thirty
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With two dozen hands, cold,
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We'll dig through a mil lion tons
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of rock and clay
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And we'll still be dig ging
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at the end of the day
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Down on our knees we confess our sins
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And pray that the roof above don't cave in
Verse 4
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So bless our hearts and save or souls
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And the air we breathe down
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Just last week when the the ceiling fell
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The explosion trapped us
in the depths of hell
Verse 5
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The weight of the earth took
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Leaving behind a hungry baby and wife
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We dug out with our shovels
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But soon enough the black lung
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disease will make us sick
Verse 6
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So bless our hearts and save or souls
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And the air we breathe down
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I work deep in the mountains
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of eastern Kentucky
Verse 7
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I know if I leave Harlan alive
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I'll be more than lucky
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Wish I could go to Texas and
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But moving takes money and I've
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got three mouths to feed
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So I drink this whiskey for my throat
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Wear my hard hat and weathered coat
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Early every morning I stand in line
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Waiting to work another Kentucky coal mine
Outro 1
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