Workin' In The Coal Mine:Lee Dorsey. #8 in Billboard & #5 R&B Charts in 1966. CHORUS/INTRO: Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. #1. F Bb F Bb Five o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone. F Bb F F7 Lord, I am so tired..how long can this go on? That I'm.... CHORUS: Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. #2. F Bb F Bb Cause I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton.. F Bb F F7 but when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun. I'm just.... CHORUS: Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. Bb Lord, I'm so tired..how long can this go on? CHORUS: Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. #3. F Bb F Bb Five o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone. F Bb F F7 Lord, I am so tired..how long can this go on? That I'm.... CHORUS: Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. #4. F Bb F Bb Cause I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton.. F Bb F F7 but when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun. I'm livin' and just.... CHORUS: Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. Bb Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down. Workin' in a coal mine..whoop, about to slip down. OUTRO: Bb Lord, I'm so tired..how long can this go on? A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.