M y pappy said when I was s eventeen
Y ou're six feet tall and you f ace is clean
A nd it don't look right for a b oy that o ld
T o not make a livin' l oading coal
L oading c oal loading coal
I 'm a d ouble-first cousin to a d ad-blamed mole
N ever get rich for to s ave my s oul
A nd forty-eleven years of l oading coal l oading c oal
A in't never got aquainted with a d ollor bill
A nd I don't ever reckon t hat I ever will
A dollar ain't made for a f ellow I'm t old
T hat scoops up a livin' l oading coal
L oading c oal loading coal
I 'm a d ouble-first cousin to a d ad-blamed mole
N ever get rich for to s ave my s oul
A nd forty-eleven years of l oading coal l oading c oal
I cussed everything in the m ining camp
F rom my shovel and my pick to my c arbide lamp
B ut I know just as well w hen I grow o ld
I 'll still be a cussin' but l oading coal
L oading c oal loading coal
I 'm a d ouble-first cousin to a d ad-blamed mole
N ever get rich for to s ave my s oul
A nd forty-eleven years of l oading coal l oading c oal
Instrumental:
I know just as well as c oal is Black
O ne of these days the m ines will strike
A nd I'll sit around starving til I 'm finally t old
T here's a nickel more a ton for l oading coal
L oading c oal loading coal
I 'm a d ouble-first cousin to a d ad-blamed mole
N ever get rich for to s ave my s oul
A nd forty-eleven years of l oading coal l oading c oal
L oading coal Loading coal...