The Coal Mine Blues
written by Marty Stuart
2/10/06
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I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
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I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
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It's a-mighty hard travelin' and a heavy load
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I swing that hammer and I draw a low straight line
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I swing that hammer and I draw a low straight line
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It's a forty-hour livin' for that gal of mine
Well the foreman asked me what might be my say
Oh the old foreman asked me what might be my say
I say just a drink of water, a favor on Judgment Day
I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road, yeah
I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
It's a-might hard travellin' and a heavy load
SOLO
Well I roll the lucky dice and I draw winnin' hand
I roll the lucky dice and I draw a winnin' hand
But where my money goes I don't understand
Well it's the king of memphis poppin' four-bit shives
It's the king of memphis poppin' four-bit shives
I'm up here in Kentucky, slave to this ol' mine
Everytime it thunders I hear them sad old taps
Oh, everytime it thunders I hear them sad old taps
And if this mountain shaves it's gonna fall right in my lap
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Yeah, I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
I'm tired of walkin' down that lonesome road
It's a-mighty hard travelin' and a heavy