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