I live beside This old coal mine The whistle blows every day on time The rain pours down And the wind blows hard Black flowers grow in my yard When I lost my man Down a dark coal shaft I swear I heard the devil laugh The angels left, and they took my heart Now black flowers grow in my yard And the undertaker Is a busy man He's got a clean blue shirt He's got soft pink hands He's got a big driveway and a brand new car Black flowers grow in the yard And when the baby cries I sing hush, little one I fear that I'm gonna come undone 'Cause when the rain pours down and the wind blows hard Black flowers grow in my yard Black flowers grow in my yard