Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Hazard, Kentucky, artist - Phil Ochs. Album song On My Way, 1963 Demo Session, in the genre Date of issue: 16.04.2019
Record label: Resurfaced
Song language: English
Hazard, Kentucky |
| Well, some people think that Unions are too strong |
| Union leaders should go back where they belong; |
| But I wish that they could see a little more of poverty |
| And they might start to sing a different song |
| Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky |
| And if you ain’t minin' there |
| Well, my friends, you’re awful lucky |
| 'Cause if you don’t get silicosis or pay that’s just atrocious |
| You’ll be screamin' for a Union that will care |
| Well, let’s look at old Kentucky for a while |
| It’s hard to find a miner who will smile |
| Well, the Constitution’s fine, but it’s hard reading in the mines |
| And when welfare stops, the trouble starts to pile |
| Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky |
| And if you ain’t minin' there |
| Well, my friends, you’re awful lucky |
| 'Cause if you don’t get silicosis or pay that’s just atrocious |
| You’ll be screamin' for a Union that will care |
| Well, the Depression was ended with the war |
| But nobody told Kentucky, that is sure |
| Some are living in a sewer while the jobs are getting fewer |
| But more coal is mined than ever was before |
| Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky |
| And if you ain’t minin' there |
| Well, my friends, you’re awful lucky |
| 'Cause if you don’t get silicosis or pay that’s just atrocious |
| You’ll be screamin' for a Union that will care |
| Well, the badge of Sheriff Combs always shines |
| And when duty calls he seldom ever whines |
| Well, I don’t like raisin' thunder, but it sort of makes you wonder |
| When he runs the law and also runs the mines |
| Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky |
| And if you ain’t minin' there |
| Well, my friends, you’re awful lucky |
| 'Cause if you don’t get silicosis or pay that’s just atrocious |
| You’ll be screamin for a Union that will care |
| Well, our standard of living is highest all around |
| But our standard of giving is the lowest when you’re down |
| So give a yell and a whistle when they light that Union missile |
| And we’ll lift our feet up off the ground |
| Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky |
| And if you ain’t minin' there |
| Well, my friends, you’re awful lucky |
| 'Cause if you don’t get silicosis or pay that’s just atrocious |
| You’ll be screamin for a Union that will care |