Intro :
My brother was a S pringfield Mountain c oal miner
He had three young children a nd a darling w ife
But l ast night there was a rumble on the m ountain
Shaft number three came d own and took his l ife
Shaft n umber three came d own and took his l ife
Thirty miners d ied down in that c ave-in
Thirteen times we've b rought the wagons d own
There's t wenty graves we'll be digging in the c hurchyard
Ten more in the m ountains underg round
T en more in the m ountains underg round
Lay d own dear b rother D addy's gonna take you h ome
M amma's right beh ind you to t ake you home
Where the cold wind b lows
And my sister was a c oal miner's d aughter
My daddy was a c oal miner's s on
My f amily's lived and died on this m ountain
Down in the ground where the s un don't ever c ome
Down i n the ground where the s un don't ever c ome
One more year I'll be r eady for the c oal mine
One more year and I 'll be going d own
But e very night when I pass by that m ountain
I cry to see my b rother underg round
Yes I c ry to see my b rother underg round
Lay d own dear b rother D addy's gonna take you h ome
M amma's right beh ind you to t ake you home
Where the cold wind b lows
Lay d own dear brother D addy's gonna take you h ome
M amma's right beh ind you to t ake you home
Where the cold wind b lows
She's gonna t ake you home
Where the cold wind b lows