workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
whoops about to slip down
workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
whoops about to slip down
five o’clock in the mornin’
i’m already up and gone
lorda i’m so tired
how long can this go on
dat de workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
whoops about to slip down
workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
oops about to slip down
’cause i make a lil morning
haul the coal by the ton
but when saturday rolls around
i’m too tired for havin’ fun
too tired for havin’
i’m just workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
whoops about to slip down
workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
oops about to slip down
spoken
lord i’m so tired
how long can this go on
dat de workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
whoops about to slip down
workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
oops about to slip down
five o’clock in the mornin’
i’m already up and gone
lorda i’m so tired
how long can this go on
dat de workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
whoops about to slip down
workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
oops about to slip down
’cause i make a lil morning
haul the coal by the ton
but when saturday rolls around
i’m too tired for havin’ fun
too tired for havin’
i’m just workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
whoops about to slip down
workin’ in a coal mine
goin’ down down down
workin’ in a coal mine
oops about to slip down
spoken
lord i’m so tired
Artist: Lee Dorsey
Year: 1966
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 180