Springfield Mountain Coal Miner
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Intro
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Verse
My brother was a CSpringfield Mountain Gcoal miner
He had three young children Cand a darling Dwife
But Clast night there was a rumble on the Gmountain
Shaft number three came Ddown and took his Emlife C
Shaft Gnumber three came Ddown and took his Glife
Verse
Thirty miners Cdied down in that Gcave-in
Thirteen times we've Cbrought the wagons Ddown
There's Ctwenty graves we'll be digging in the Gchurchyard
Ten more in the Dmountains Emunderground C
GTen more in the Dmountains Gunderground G7
Chorus
Lay Cdown dear Gbrother DDaddy's gonna take you Ghome
CMamma's right Gbehind you to Dtake you home
Where the cold wind Emblows
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Verse
And my sister was a Ccoal miner's Gdaughter
My daddy was a Ccoal miner's Dson
My Cfamily's lived and died on this Gmountain
Down in the ground where the Dsun don't ever Emcome C
Down Gin the ground where the Dsun don't ever Gcome
Verse
One more year I'll be Cready for the Gcoal mine
One more year and CI'll be going Ddown
But Cevery night when I pass by that Gmountain
I cry to see my Dbrother Emunderground C
Yes I Gcry to see my Dbrother Gunderground
Chorus
Lay Cdown dear Gbrother DDaddy's gonna take you Ghome
CMamma's right Gbehind you to Dtake you home
Where the cold wind Emblows C
Lay Gdown dear brother DDaddy's gonna take you Ghome
CMamma's right Gbehind you to Dtake you home
Where the cold wind Emblows C
She's gonna Gtake you home D
Where the cold wind Gblows