Call up
the captain tell him I ain't comin' in
He can dig his own coal
something else is happening
This living that I'm mak
ing is doing a sin
It's broken the lives of too many good men
Been hauling coal since I was
big enough to fight
Some 30 odd shifts with out
a glimpse of daylight
The corporation likes to say
that everythings alright
Dig yourself a hole get outta sight
There's a dark cloud above me
that's blocking out the sun
Burn another hundred coal
listen to the engines run
One half is starving while
the others having fun
So call the captain, call the captain, call the captain,
call the captain
Melinda close the door
I ain't going down to the mines today
I want clear blue skies and whole lot more
I ain't going down to the mine
There's a hole in this bucket
I've been carrying around
I fill it up to the top and
watch it spill on the ground
I go down to the mines and
when I come back up
I got nothin' to show but
the sweat on my brow
These hills are my own
flesh and bones
There all that I love and there
all that I know
Please don't ask me to
destroy my home
I'm not gonna choose between
my heart and soul, so
Call the Captain tell him I ain't coming in
He can dig his own coal something
else is happening
This living that making is doing a sin
So call the captain, call the captain,...call the captain
Hear the whistle blow this morning
Hear the whistle blow today
Hear the whistle blow this morning
I ain't going down
to the mine
I ain't going down to the mine