Daddy always worked the coal mines of West Virginia
Saved his money so that I could go to school
And he made us all a promise that his boy would never work
In the dark and dusty mines of West Virginia
But I went to school and couldn't take to learning
And I met my daddy and I met my daddy

And I met a girl I wanted for my own
Then I called one day and said I was returning
I was bringing my new bride and coming home
When we told him there's a baby during August
Daddy couldn't hide his feelings, though he tried
Cause it made it much more certain
We'd be working side by side
In the dark and dusty mines of West Virginia
In the dark and dusty mines of West Virginia

In the dark and dusty mines of West Virginia
In the dark and dusty mines of West Virginia