Standard (EADGBE)

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Five o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone.

Lord, I am so tired..how long can this go on?

That I'm....

Chorus

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Cause I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton..

but when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun.

I'm just....

Chorus

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Lord, I'm so tired..how long can this go on?

Chorus

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Five o'clock in the mornin'..I'm already up and gone.

Lord, I am so tired..how long can this go on?

That I'm....

Chorus

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Cause I make a little money..haulin' coal by the ton..

but when Saturday rolls around..I'm too tired for havin' fun.

I'm livin' and just....

Chorus

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down.

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

Outro

Lord, I'm so tired..how long can this go on?

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.