Mine Shaft Blues Unspoken Tradition

[Verse 1]
Well I'm headed down that mineshaft with a hammer in my hand
I don't know how long it'll be 'fore I see light again
'Fore I see light again
I got coal dust on my face, Lord, and it's fillin' up my chest
For a man who works the coal mines, there ain't a minute's rest
There ain't a minute's rest

[Chorus]
It's a dangerous job down in that hole
And every day, the Lord decides if you can keep your soul
You dig and you dig and [?] knows your name
And every single day is just the same
And every single day is just the same

[Verse 2]
We're good ol' West Virginia boys and rise up with the sun
And our hammers don't stop swingin' til the workin' day is done
The workin' day is done
And when I die, won't you bury me with a hammer in my hand
So my ghost can keep on turnin' the coal out of this land?
Get the coal out of this land

[Chorus]
It's a dangerous job down in that hole
And every day, the Lord decides if you can keep your soul
You dig and you dig and [?] knows your name
And every single day is just the same
And every single day is just the same