The Coal Miner Song

Song Description

A coal miner's lament about his life as a coal miner.

Song Length 2:45 Genre Blues - General
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Gloomy Subject Miner
Similar Artists AC/DC Language English

Lyrics

Born and raised in a minin' town

Where most folks thought that up was down

We all lived and gave our soul

Did it all for ol' king coal


Daddy rose at the crack of dawn

When I could I'd tag along

Capin' said what a fine young man

Put a pick in that boy's hand


I feel the dust upon my tongue

Feel the pain down in my lungs

The time to leave has come an' gone

There's nothin' left but to carry on


Way down here in this ol' coal mine

Where the sun it dare not shine

I sweat an' toil till day is done

But I'll be back when mornin' comes

A wonderful production. Pretty contemporary topic these days too. The life, if you wanna call it that, of a young miner...direct and to the point...separation of instruments was excellent, really looked forward to every second.

This song is a musical journey right down into the pit of a dark coal mine. This is blues at its best! A master storyteller, whoever wrote the lyrics crafted word pictures coupled with a tune that hits the listener right between the eyes with a story of hard work and the hopelessness of escape. The instrumentation is superb: guitar, violin, dobro, and OH THAT BLUES HARP! Carefully produced so that no one instrument prevails over another; they all take their turns and complement the vocal flawlessly. This is one of the very best blues songs I have ever heard on Broadjam. My favorite rhyme: tongue/lung.

lIKE THE SUBTLE START GOOD HARP! TASTY FIDDLE!

i always enjoy these kind of songs which are very popular in tv shows, sons of anarchy etc which set a mood rather than overthrow with hooks ,its rock but with a bit of country blues. vocals are good and different like if elvis made this kind of song.
harp was great and the rest of the music. dark and moody just how i like it.

Lyrics Jimmy Joe Lee Music Jimmy Joe Lee
Producer Ken Kraft Publisher Rondell
Performance Jimmy Joe Lee Label Monogram

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