Sturgill Simpson - Old King Coal lyrics
Artist: Sturgill Simpson
album: Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)
Many a man down in these here hills
Made a living off that old black gold
Now there ain't nothing but welfare and pills
And the wind never felt so cold
I'll be one of the first in a long long line
Not to go down from that old black lung
My death will be slower than the rest of my kind
And my life will be sadder than the songs they all sung
Old King Coal what are we gonna do
When the mountains are gone and so are you
They come from the city to lend a hand
Carrying signs saying, Shut the mines down
We ain't looking for pity and you don't understand
So go back to your city now cause this ain't your town
My Great Grandfather spent his days in a coal mine
And his nights on the porch in a chair
Now he's in heaven and down here in hell
The rivers run muddy and the mountains are bare
Made a living off that old black gold
Now there ain't nothing but welfare and pills
And the wind never felt so cold
I'll be one of the first in a long long line
Not to go down from that old black lung
My death will be slower than the rest of my kind
And my life will be sadder than the songs they all sung
Old King Coal what are we gonna do
When the mountains are gone and so are you
They come from the city to lend a hand
Carrying signs saying, Shut the mines down
We ain't looking for pity and you don't understand
So go back to your city now cause this ain't your town
My Great Grandfather spent his days in a coal mine
And his nights on the porch in a chair
Now he's in heaven and down here in hell
The rivers run muddy and the mountains are bare
Other albums by the artist
Big Time
2022 · single
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
2021 · album
Paradise
2021 · single
Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 2 (Cowboy Arms Sessions)
2020 · album
SOUND & FURY
2019 · album
The Dead Don't Die
2019 · single
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
2016 · album
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
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