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hugh x. lewis - bloody harlan lyrics

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i was born and raised
way back in the hills
plenty of mines
and moonshine stills

cut my t++th
on a block of coal
makin’ shine
when i was eight years old

down in harlan
bl++dy harlan

i was a full grown man
when i was twelve years old
i got me a job
minin’ coal

for ten long years
through muck and mud
spittin’ up dust
and a+sweatin’ blood

down in harlan
bl++dy harlan
i saved my money
that i dug from the ground
i married a gal
from harlan town

i brought her a home
and clothes so fine
she wanted me
to quit the mine

and leave ol’ harlan
bl++dy harlan

well i earned my living
by the sweat of my brow
too long in the mines
i can’t quit now

to that old black diamond
i’d lost my soul
the coal is in my blood
and my blood is in the coal

down in harlan
bl++dy harlan
from dawn till dusk
is a miner’s life
my darling grew tired
of being a coal hog’s wife

this kind of life
didn’t suit her plan
so she ran off
with another man

she had to leave ol’ harlan
bl++dy harlan

when i came home
from the mines that day
i learned the news
and right away

i caught them
as they were leavin’ town
in hate and rage
i shot them down

in the streets of harlan
bl++dy harlan
for thirty+three years now
i’ve been in this jail
all hope is gone
my body is frail

i can’t last long
so when i die
carry me back
and let my body lie

in the mines of harlan
bl++dy harlan

when the devil comes
to claim my soul
he’ll give me a job
shovelin’ coal

this must have been
my destiny
i’ll be there
through eternity

in the mines of harlan
bl++dy harlan

- hugh x lewis lyrics

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