Tonart: C minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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In southern West Virginia,
back in 1921
Trouble was a- brewin' and
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more was yet to come
It started down in Matewan about
15 months before
Ten or more were killed that
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day across the valley floor
Verse 2
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The big coal operators tried
to drive the miners down
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Sid Hatfield and his six guns left
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'em lying on the ground
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They summoned him to court that
day to pay for all his sins
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The mine guards were a- waitin'
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there in Welch to do him in
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So get back on that railroad train and
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ride,
Sid, ride
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Get back down to Matewan while you
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still got time to hide
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Baldwin Phelps is there in Welch
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and they want to gun you down
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So get back on that railroad train and ride
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Sid went down to the hotel and dropped
off both of his guns
They say he showed no fear that day,
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he wasn't gonna run
As they headed off to court,
Sid and his friend Ed
Were gunned down on the courthouse steps,
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the mine guards shot 'em dead
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a hero
of all the minin' men
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He stood up for the workin' men
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that needed help back then
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He didn't die for glory,
he didn't die for fame
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He made a stand for what was
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right and for his family name
Verse 6
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So get back on that railroad train and ride,
Sid, ride
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You're going back to Matewan, but
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it's too late to hide
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You won't hear the whistle blow
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or the clicking of the track
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They put you on that railroad train to
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ride
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Get on that train to
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glory, Sid,
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and ride, ride, ride
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You've gone to meet your maker
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on that train up in the sky
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Your deeds will be remembered,
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your name will never die
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Get on that train to glory, Sid, and ride
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