Trip To Hyden Lyrics - Tom T. Hall

Tossed and turned the night before in some old motel 

Subconsciously recallin' some old sinful thing I'd done 

My buddy drove the car and those big coal trucks shook us up 

As we drove on into Hyden in the early morning sun 

Past the hound dogs and some domineckered chickens 

Temporary-lookin' houses with their lean and bashful kids 

Every hundred yards a sign proclaimed that Christ was coming soon 

And I thought, "Well, man, he'd sure be disappointed if he did." 

On the way we talked about the 40 miners 

Of the 39 who died and one who lived to tell the tale 

We stopped for beans and cornbread at the Ed & Lois Cafe 

Then went to see the sherrif at the Leslie County Jail 

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They took us to the scene of that disaster 

I was so surprised to not find any sign of death at all 

Just another country hillside with some mudholes and some junk 

The mines were deadly silent like a rathole in the wall 

"It was just like being right inside of a shotgun." 

The old man coughed and lit a cigarette that he had rolled 

Back in town I bought a heavy jacket from a store 

It was sunny down in Hyden but somehow the town was cold 

The old man introduced the undertaker 

Who seemed refreshed despite the kind of work I knew he did 

We talked about the pretty lady from the Grand Ole Opry 

An' we talked about the money she was raisin' for the kids 

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Well, I guess the old man thought we were reporters 

He kept reminding me of how his simple name was spelled 

Some lady said, "They worth more money now than when they's a-livin'. " 

And I'll leave it there 'cause I suppose she told it pretty well