Coalman Blues
(专辑: Blue Skies Black Heroes - 1988)
Woke up this morning 'bout five o'clock Got me some eggs and a
nice pork chop Cheap cigar and a
magazine Had to run pretty fast to catch the
five-fifteen Let me tell you something that I've seen The
coal man got run over by the
five-fifteen It cut off his arms and it crushed his ribs Did the
poor man die? No, the
poor man lived Let me tell you something that I
know The
coal man got run over by the
five-fourty-four It cut off his arms and it crushed his head Did the
poor man die? No, the
poor man lived Hard coal and your stovewood, ma'am Hard coal and your stovewood, ma'am I
ain't got but a
little bit left If you don't come get it, gonna burn it myself Put the
wood in the
stove and the
match in your hand The
wood in the
stove and the
match in your hand The
wood in the
stove and the
match in your hand You run to the
door and stop the
coal man I
sell it to the
rich and I
sell it to the
poor I
sell it to the
rich and I
sell it to the
poor I
sell it to the
rich and I
sell it to the
poor I
sell it to the
nice brown standing in the
door Furnish your wood and furnish your coal I
furnish your wood and I
furnish your coal I
furnish your wood and I
furnish your coal I
make you love me, doggone your soul Got your water, I've got your gas I've got your water and I've got your gas I've got your water, I've got your gas You mistreat me, mama, well, that's your last Let me tell you, mama, what's the
matter now? Let me tell you, mama, what's the
matter now? Let me tell you, mama, what's the
matter now? You don't want me? Take me anyhow Sweet mama, sweet mama, what is on your mind? Sweet mama, sweet mama, what is on your mind? Sweet mama, sweet mama, what is on your mind? You can't quit me, no need of trying I
went down the
road, I
was feeling bad Went down the
road, I
was feeling bad I
went down the
road, I
was feeling bad And I
feel so worried as I
ever have had Going away and it won't be long Going away and it won't be long Going away and it won't be long Don't believe I'm leaving, count the
days I'm gone