My brother was a Springfield mountain coal miner
He had three young children and a darling wife
Last night there was a rumble on the mountain
Chef number three came down and took his life
Chef number three came down and took his life
Now thirty miners died down in that cave
That's thirteen times we brought the wagons down
That's twenty graves we'll be digging in the churchyard
And ten more in the mountain underground
And ten more in the mountain underground
So lay down dear brother, daddy's gonna take you home
Mama's right behind me, she's gonna take you home
Where the cold wind blows
My sister was a coal miner's daughter
And my daddy was a coal miner's son
My family's lived and died down in that mountain
Down in the mines where the sun don't ever come
Down in the mines where the sun don't ever come
One more year I'll be ready for the coal mines
One more year and I'll be going down
Every night when I pass by that hidden mountain
I cry to see my brother underground
I cry to see my brother underground
So lay down dear brother, daddy's gonna take you home
Mama's right behind me, she's gonna take you home
Where the cold wind blows
So lay down dear brother, daddy's gonna take you home
Mama's right behind me, she's gonna take you home
Where the cold wind blows
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