Coal Minin Blues Poem by Paul Henry Dallaire

Coal Minin Blues



I was born one day in a small town shack by the river near the mill
My daddy worked in a coal mine sweatin hard to pay the bills
They called us river rats the high society did
Yes they did yes they did yes they did

Chorus:
Workin in a coal mine don't see much light of day
Workin in a coal mine I'm livin day to day
I got dem coal minin blues

At age sixteen from a childhood dream that seems like yesterday
I was lured to work in the coal mine it's in your blood they say
Now there ain't no doubt dust 'll burn me out and in time will destroy me
Yes it will yes it will yes it will

Chorus:
Workin in a coal mine don't see much light of day
Workin in a coal mine livin day to day
I got dem coal minin blues

Now when I die don't fret for me and please don't bury me
Just pickle my body so the boys can see what minin did to me
But before I go let me buy the boys just one more round
One more round one more round one more round

Chorus: End.

Paul Henry Dallaire
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