Workin' In The Coal Mine:Lee Dorsey.
#8 in Billboard & #5 R&B Charts in 1966.
CHORUS/INTRO:
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
#1.
F A# F A#
Five o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone.
F A# F F7
Lord, I am so tired..how long can this go on?
That I'm....
CHORUS:
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
#2.
F A# F A#
Cause I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton..
F A# F F7
but when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun.
I'm just....
CHORUS:
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
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A#
Lord, I'm so tired..how long can this go on?
CHORUS:
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
#3.
F A# F A#
Five o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone.
F A# F F7
Lord, I am so tired..how long can this go on?
That I'm....
CHORUS:
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
#4.
F A# F A#
Cause I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton..
F A# F F7
but when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun.
I'm livin' and just....
CHORUS:
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
A#
Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.
Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
OUTRO:
A#
Lord, I'm so tired..how long can this go on?
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
