Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Black Mountain Rag, artist - Merle Travis. Date of issue: 10.02.2008
Song language: English
Black Mountain Rag |
| The first thing I remember I was on the mountain side |
| I couldn’t have been much more than five |
| Got a place in Raleigh with a brand new bride |
| Working in the mountain’s gonna be the death of me |
| Working, working Black Mountain |
| Working, working, working all the time |
| I’m gonna dig right through Black Mountain |
| Till I reach the other side |
| My daddy worked down in the mountain |
| Granddaddy great granddaddy too |
| Way back when the Winding Gulf was new |
| My momma told there was more |
| To life and grandma said just go |
| But mining is the only thing I know |
| Up in West Virginia there’s a mountain made of coal |
| All the folk Raleigh like to call it black gold |
| I was digging young, I’ll be digging when I’m old |
| I’m a digging fool if the truth be told |
| Working, working Black Mountain |
| Working, working, working all the time |
| I’m gonna dig right through Black Mountain |
| Till I Reach the other side |
| My daddy worked down in the mountain |
| Granddaddy great granddaddy too |
| Way back when the Winding Gulf was new |
| My momma told there was more |
| To life and grandma said just go |
| But mining is the only thing I know |
| Look out for the cave in, listen for the crack |
| If a boulder rolls you, gonna break your back |
| One day I was leaving here, walking in the mud |
| Next day I was back: got mining in the blood |
| Working, working Black Mountain |
| Working, working, working all the time |
| I’m gonna dig right through Black Mountain |
| Till I Reach the other side |
| My daddy worked down in the mountain |
| Granddaddy great granddaddy too |
| Way back when the Winding Gulf was new |
| My momma told there was more |
| To life and grandma said just go |
| But mining is the only thing I know |