Jesse got trapped in a coal mine,
Diggin' in the black Earrrrrth
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine,
Never did marry his girl.
There ain't no where and there ain't no light
And there ain't no way to make it out alive.
His wedding was planned for the 5th of July but,
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine,
Never did marry his girl.
Your hands get black
And your eyes get burned
And your eyes get tired and poor.
It draws you in like an opium den
And beckons you back for more.
There ain't no where and there ain't no light
And there ain't no way to make it out alive.
His wedding was planned for the 5th of July but,
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine,
Never did marry his girl.
Down down under West Virginia,
Down down in the pitch black Earrrrth
Down down underneath she cried,
"My love is somewhere in that mountain."
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine,
Diggin' in the black Earrrrrth
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine,
Never did marry his girl.
She held out hope for a couple of months,
That he was still livin' somewhere.
He put up the strongest kind of fight,
He'd dig himself out with the dynomite
He'd finally be free on the 5th of July.
But Jesse got trapped in a coal mine,
Never did marry his girl.
Down down under West Viriginia.
Down down in the pitch black Earth,
Down down on her knees she cried.
Down down deep below the surface,
Down down by the Mason Dixie line,
Down down on her knees she cried,
"My love is somewhere in that mountain."