Chorus:
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
#1.
Five o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone.
Lord, I am so tired..how long can this go on?
That I'm...
Chorus:
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
#2.
Cause I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton..
but when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun.
I'm just...
Chorus:
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
Lord, I'm so tired..how long can this go on?
Chorus:
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
#3.
Five o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone.
Lord, I am so tired..how long can this go on?
That I'm...
Chorus:
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
#4.
Cause I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton..
but when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun.
I'm livin' and just...
Chorus:
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
Lord, I'm so tired..how long can this go on?