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VERSE1
Theres a mining town near Pittsburgh
Thats where I am from
But I never was a miner there
Just the son of a miners son
My Father used to tell me
About his life when he was young
And all about his father too
And how his life was done
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BRIDGE
Well hed come home really late at night
At the sunrise hed be gone
And he only made a living there
But he didnt live very long
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VERSE2
Dont ever be like your father was
His mother tried to tell him
The miners are a losing lot
Dont you know they never win
But he got a job down in the mines
When he was just thir-teen
He promised hed get out some-day
But thats the only place that hes seen
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VERSE3
Yes he got a job down in the mines
Digging out that black black coal
Its left him now with only half a mind
And a body thats not even whole
And he comes home really late at night
At the sunrise he is gone
And he only makes a living there
But hes not gonna live very long
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(REPEAT FIRST 4 LINES OF VERSE1)
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