I'M A COAL MINING MAN
by: Dixie Hall (BMI)
Tom T. Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1: HAND ME THAT GUITAR AND GIVE ME A PICK
I THINK I GOT SOMETHING TO SAY
I'M A COAL MINING MAN
AND I AM WHO I AM
I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY

CHORUS: I'M A COAL MINING MAN
THREE MILES UNDERGROUND
I WORK WHERE THE WIND DON'T BLOW
I GOT KIDS AND A WIFE
IT'S MY CHOSEN WAY OF LIFE
AND I HELP MAKE AMERICA'S ECONOMY ROLL

VERSE 2: THE AMERICAN FLAG ON THE BACK OF MY TRUCK
MEANS I'M PROUD OF THE U.S.A.
AND I MINE TO PAY MY BILLS
DIGGING COAL OUT OF THESE HILLS
WHILE MY NEIGHBORS RAISE TOBACCO, CORN AND HAY

CHORUS: I'M A COAL MINING MAN
FOUR MILES UNDERGROUND
I WORK WHERE THE WIND DON'T BLOW
I GOT KIDS AND A WIFE
IT'S MY CHOSEN WAY OF LIFE
AND I HELP MAKE AMERICA'S ECONOMY ROLL

VERSE 3: I GOT DUST IN MY HAIR, SOME CALL IT DIRT
I GOT DUST WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE
THEY DON'T SEE IN MY SOUL
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND COAL
OR SEE IT BRIGHT AS DIAMONDS IN THE MINE

CHORUS: I'M A COAL MINING MAN
FIVE MILES UNDERGROUND
I WORK WHERE THE WIND DON'T BLOW
I GOT KIDS AND A WIFE
IT'S MY CHOSEN WAY OF LIFE
AND I HELP MAKE AMERICA'S ECONOMY ROLL