Coal Man Blues

Coal Man Blues - Peg Leg Howell

Woke up this morning 'bout 5 o'clock

Got me some eggs and a nice pork chop

Cheap cigar and a magazine had to

Run pretty fast to catch the 5:15

Let me tell you something that I seen

Coal man got run over by the 5:15

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

Coal man got run over by the 5:44

Cut off his arms and it crushed his head did the

Poor man die No the poor man's didn't

Hard coal 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

Get the wood in the stove

And the match in your hand

Wood in the stove and the match in your hand

Wood in the stove and the match in your hand

You run to the door and stop to tell the coal man

Sell it to the rich and I sell it to the poor

Sell it to the rich and I sell it to the poor

Sell it to the rich and I sell it to the poor

I sell it to the nice brown a-standing in the door

Furnish your wood furnish your coal

Furnish your wood and I furnish your coal

Furnish your wood and I furnish your coal

Make you love me dog gone your soul

I've got your water I've got your gas

Got your water and got your gas

Got your water and I got your gas

You trick me mama says 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's on your mind

Mama sweet mama what's on your mind

Mama sweet mama what's on your mind

Says you can't quit me no need of tryin'

I'm goin' up the country don't you want to go

Goin' up the country don't you want to go

Goin' up the country don't you want to go

Leaving here ain't coming back no more

Me and my rider and two three more

Me and my rider and two three more

Me and my rider and two three more

We're goin' up the country don't you want to go

Went down the road feelin' bad

Went down the road mama feelin' bad

Went down the road mama feelin' bad

I feel so worried that ever I had

Got your home

Greet me mama and we'll

Me and my brown and three or two more

Goin' up the country don't you want to go

Goin' away and it won't be long

Goin' away and it won't be long

Goin' away and it won't be long

Don't believe I'm leavin' count the days I'm gone