Workin' in a coal mine goin' down,
down, down,
Workin' in a coal mine Oops, about to
slip down,
Workin' in a coal mine goin' down
down, down,
Workin' in a coal mine Oops, about to
slip down.
Five o'clock in the mornin' I'm already up and gone
Lord, I'm so tired! How long can this go on?
Da-da, workin' in a coal mine goin'
down, down, down,
Workin' in a coal mine Oops, about to
slip down,
Workin' in a coal mine goin' down,
down, down,
Workin' in a coal mine Oops, about to
slip down.
'Course I make a little money haulin' coal by the ton
But when Saturday rolls around I'm too tired for havin' fun.
I'm just workin' in the coal mine goin'
down, down, down,
Workin' in a coal mine Oops, about to
slip down,
Workin' in a coal mine goin' down,
down, down,
Workin' in a coal mine Oops, about to
slip down.
Lord, I'm so tired,
How long can this go on?
"Working in the Coal Mine" is a song with music and lyrics by the American musician and record producer Allen Toussaint. It was an international hit for Lee Dorsey in 1966 and has been recorded by other musicians. The song concerns the suffering of a man who rises before 5 o'clock each morning in order to work in a coal mine, five days a week, where the conditions are very harsh and dangerous, but which offers the only prospect of paid employment. The singer repeatedly asks the Lord, "How long can this go on?" and complains that when the weekend arrives, he's too exhausted to have any fun.
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