Working in a coal mine, goin' down down Working in a coal mine. Whoop! Somebody slipped down Working in a coal mine, goin' down down Working in a coal mine. Whoop! Somebody slipped down Five o'clock in the morning - I'm up before the sun And when my workday is over - No time for having fun Ahhh. I'm so tired. How long can this go on? Said if you see me comin' better step aside A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died I got one fist of iron, and the other of steel If the right one don't a get ya then the left one will I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine Picked up my shovel and walked to the line I hauled 16 tons of number 9 coal And the straw boss said "Well bless my soul." Sixteen tons what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Saint Peter don't you call me cuz I can't go. I owe my soul to the company store. And don't you come back no more no more no more no more. And don't you come back no more. Five o'clock in the morning And when my workday is over Ahhh. I'm so tired. How long can this go on? Wah wah wah. How long can this go on? Man, that's all we ever hear from this guy. Listen, you need to go out and get a job, Jack. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.