Miner Boy Lyrics

I slave all day in the dusty darkfor my living I risk my neckand at the end of the month all you got for meis a god damn bob tailed checkI mined 49 tons at 71 and a halffor 35 doll...Read Full Lyrics

I curse the day my husband carried him away since then the sun don’t shineand I pray that the Lord never turns His backon my little boy in the minesThe bread no longer cuts four ...Read Full Lyrics

My beer pail is filled up to the brim to cool off a miners thirstand that dusty road that leads down down downwelcomes a coal man firstDaylight hours don’t hold much for mewas ra...Read Full Lyrics

Laying there...playing deadwhole lotta nothing....running through my headleft home with all these hopes and dreamsnow there's only whimpering and screamsin Blacksburgin Blacksburgt...Read Full Lyrics

I'm gonna convert you or kill yathe choice is up to youJesus ain't got time to wasteand I'm a busy person tooso get in line to save your soulyou know it's for the bestwhen we're do...Read Full Lyrics

Back in 1913 I was just 22and I done what them boss men told me to dohad my nose in the air and a fine suit of clotheswarm in the winter when that great lake wind blowscopper was g...Read Full Lyrics

Lord let me be good enoughto save others...hear my pleaif you've got room for one more soulyou might as well save meyou might as well save meI'm a jumper with the 508thjust a kid i...Read Full Lyrics

If you can do the dirty work...so can Idown in the ground instead of up in the skysome birds chirp and some birds singI guess I got what it takes for this sort of thingI'm a canary...Read Full Lyrics

I wish I was born a long long time agowish I was born a long long time agocan't make it 'round hereoh that much is clearso take me back where the lonesome river flowstake me back w...Read Full Lyrics

I can't help but think of homeand what she must be thinkingbut I'll let the morphine do it's workand hope she's not out drinking'cause she's 19 years just like mewhen I became a so...Read Full Lyrics