Workin' In The Coal Mine:Lee Dorsey.
#8 in Billboard & #5 R&B Charts in 1966.

CHORUS/INTRO:
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.

#1.
F (133211@1)                 Bb (x1333x@1)           F (133211@1)          BbFive (x1333x@1)o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone.
F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1)          F7Lord, (131241@1)I am so tired..how long can this go on?

That I'm....

CHORUS:
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.

#2.
F (133211@1)                   Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1)                 BbCause (x1333x@1)I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton..
         F (133211@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)       F (133211@1)                  F7but (131241@1)when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun.

I'm just....

CHORUS:
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.

BbLord, (x1333x@1)I'm so tired..how long can this go on?

CHORUS:
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.

#3.
F (133211@1)                 Bb (x1333x@1)           F (133211@1)          BbFive (x1333x@1)o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone.
F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1)          F7Lord, (131241@1)I am so tired..how long can this go on?

That I'm....

CHORUS:
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.

#4.
F (133211@1)                   Bb (x1333x@1)   F (133211@1)                 BbCause (x1333x@1)I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton..
         F (133211@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)       F (133211@1)                  F7but (131241@1)when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun.

I'm livin' and just....

CHORUS:
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.
BbWorkin' (x1333x@1)in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down.

OUTRO:
BbLord, (x1333x@1)I'm so tired..how long can this go on?

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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