L&n Don't Stop Here Anymore Lyrics - Coal - Kathy Mattea

When I was a curly headed baby 

My daddy sat me down on his knee 

He said, "Go to school and learn your letters 

Don't you be a dirty coal miner like me" 

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I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow 

Coal cars rumbled past my door 

Now they're standin' in a rusty row all empty 

And the L & N 

Don't stop here anymore 

I used to think my daddy was a black man 

With script enough to buy the company store 

Now he goes town with empty pockets 

And his face is white as a February snow 

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Well I'd never thought I'd learn to love the coal dust 

Never thought I'd pray to hear that whistle roar 

Oh God, I wish the grass would turn to money 

And those greenbacks fill my pockets up once more 

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Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard 

To draw my pay like I'd done before 

Them kudzu vines are covering all the windows 

There were leaves and grass growin' right up through the floor 

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