Come and listen, all of you fellas So young and so fine And sing not your fortunes Way down in the mine Yes, it'll become, become a habit That's attached to your soul Till your heart and your blood run Lord as black as the coal Cause it's dark as a dungeon Damp as a dune Where the danger is double And the pleasure so few Where the rain never falls And the sun never shines Cause it's dark as a dungeon Way down in the mines From West Virginia down to Queensland Both black men and white And all miners are mules In the company, in the company's eyes Where they're digging for precious diamonds Oh, number nine coal There is just no escaping Lord, that life in the hole Cause it's dark as a dungeon Damp as a dune Where the danger is double And the pleasure so few Where the rain never falls And the sun never shines Cause it's dark as a dungeon Way down in the mines Well, I hope that when I'm gone And the ages do roll That my body will blacken Yes, and turn into coal And then I'll look from the door Of my heavenly home And I'll pity that poor miner Who's been digging my bones Yes, I'll pity that poor miner Who's been digging my bones *