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Come on boy,
They say boy when are you gonna walk that line?
Put on a hard hat and work in the coal mine
Like your daddy done
with blistered hands, and the black lung
And Oh, I'm begging you please,
Don't let me go to work down there.
Oh I'm begging you please,
Don't let me go to work down there
Cause I'm on the road,
With the radio blasting,
Cause all I am is rock and roll
Well all the boys at home, run a split shift
two days and two nights, two days and two nights
over and over again
Good old boys sittin' in the local bar,
Telling stories about mining in the dark.
And Oh, I'm begging you please,
Don't let me go to work down there.
Oh I'm begging you please,
Don't let me go to work down there
Cause I'm on the road,
With the radio blasting
and this is all I know
Cause I'm on the road,
With the radio blasting,
Cause all I am is rock and roll
nothing but Rock and Roll
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May 22nd 1902
04:20
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We arrived in the Valley, when I was only 8 years
Papa got a job in the mine, above the Town below.
Well he worked day and Night, and Mamma loved him so,
And when I finally came of age, off to the mine she let me go.
Coal Creek, Coal Creek, Laced with Black Gold.
Coal Creek, Coal Creek, Robber of many Souls.
In the Early Summer evening of nigh teen hundred and two,
The Mine was thick as mud, Dust black and Blue.
We picked away at the Coal face, my Pa and me,
The Afterdamp had grown so bad, the explosion we’d never see.
Coal Creek, Coal Creek, Laced with Black Gold.
Coal Creek, Coal Creek, Robber of many Souls.
Coal Creek, Coal Creek, Don’t forget about me,
In a Town nearly forgotten, and the spirits that can’t leave.
Well the Boiler whistle blew, across the valley floor,
And Mamma took off her apron, she always did know.
She put on her Sunday best, and walked up to the mine,
Cause in her heart, she already knew, that Pa and I were gone.
Coal Creek, Coal Creek, Laced with Black Gold.
Coal Creek, Coal Creek, Robber of many Souls.
Coal Creek, Coal Creek, Don’t forget about me,
In a Town nearly forgotten, and the spirits that can’t leave.
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Old Number 7
03:51
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Verse one
My momma died, when I was just a little boy,
And it left a hole the size of Georgia, in my daddy heart..ya
And now he’s on, a train to Hell,
And He’s never coming back.
Verse Two
I was twenty-one, when I shot my first man down,
And I bagged and I bagged, but that sucka never backed down…ya
And now I’m on a Train to Hell,
And I’m never coming back..ya,
Guitar Solo.
Verse three
Well they tell me, that the Sheriff is after me,
And he aint ever going to find me, hiding in the tall trees.
Because I’m on a train, a train to Hell,
And I’m never coming back.
I’m on a train to hell,
And I’m never coming back.
Solo. And break down.
I’m on a train to hell…
Ride that Train, Ride that Train, Ride that Train….
Ride, Ride that Train.
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The Ghost
02:49
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Well I'm not as young as I once thought I was
And I realize now, that I can't please everyone
Because it's your heart that bleeds
And it's mine that feels
And all that I am, is all that you need
I was 20 years of age, when the red coats shot me
And I laid there Mary, wishing I was not
But it's your heart that bleeds
And it's mine that feels
And all that I need is all that I need
And it's hey hey hey
The Ghost is finally home
And its hey hey hey
Pick up that rum and drink
Cause the one that you love
Is here and not there
The one that you love
Is a ghost my dear
Cause the one that you love
Is here and not there
The one that you love, is a ghost I swear
What I wish for you is a happy healthy life
And Mary my dear dear, you'll always be my wife
And these hard times, they fell on to me
And all that you were was everything to me
And it's hey hey hey
The Ghost is finally home
And its hey hey hey
Pick up that rum and drink
Cause the one that you love
Is here and not there
The one that you love
Is a ghost my dear
Cause the one that you love
Is here and not there
The one that you love, is a ghost I swear
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Snow
04:50
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Well they say it’s going to Snow, All Night
And there worried there going to have to shut down the Valley tight.
But I’ve only got two more shows to go,
And I hope this old road holds up in the Snow.
Cause I just want to be home, with you.
Cause I just want to be home, with you.
Twenty miles outside of Fernie,
And I’ll follow these tall Pines home, to you.
The headlights are bouncing off high water,
And it makes me feel, and it makes me feel alone.
Cause I just want to be home, with you.
Cause I just want to be home, with you
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Well I don’t like you,
And you don’t like me,
I’m an asshole,
But you’re a son of a bitch,
What are you going to do,
When I come after you.
Because my Daddy said boy,
You Aint gotta like everyone.
I know the Things you do,
You’re a cheater threw and threw,
The kind of man that talks,
Behind others backs,
What are you going to do,
When they figure out you.
Because my Daddy always said boy,
You Aint gotta like Everyone
Well I’ve seen you kind before,
You’re a snake on the floor
Your Crawling in and out,
of everybody’s lives.
What are you going to do,
When they finally shut that door.
Because my Daddy always said boy,
You Aint gotta like Everyone
You Aint gotta like Everyone
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This Old Heart
03:22
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What’s the point, of lying anymore?
We both know change is at the door.
And this Old Heart is healing Fast.
And this Old Heart is moving on.
Moving on.
Well I’m so tired of working for the Man,
Blood sweat and tears, for the money in his hands.
And this Old Heart, is healing fast,
And this Old Heart, is Healing Fast.
Moving on.
SOLO
And this Old heart, is Healing Fast
And this Old Heart, is Healing Fast
And this Old Heart, is Moving on
And this Old Heart, is Moving on.
It’s moving on.
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The Coal Creek Boys Lethbridge, Alberta
Hard working, boot stomping musicians singing and writing songs about Canada and the USA's Great histories...
Touring and recording non stop, this is a band to keep an eye out for...
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