I slave all day in the dusty darknfor my living I risk my necknand at the end of the month all you got for menis a god damn bob tailed checknnI mined 49 tons at 71 and a halfnfor 35 dollars and changenbut them deductions add up to more than thatnand a working man finds that strangennThe supplies I need to do my jobnbreak my back like no load of coal cannand my drill needs fixing before it’s used nand you call me a careless mannnSix dollars to pay for this drafty old shacknthat you boys overseenand if the god damned dump burned to the ground nit wouldn’t look no worse to mennGot 2 kids at home expecting food from me nand that they’re still growing is truenbut when I see a grocery bill looking like this nI believe my fathering days are throughnnSo all you eager men heading down down down nyou better heed what I saynif you find what you need you best take it with you n‘cause they ain’t giving nothing away