Bottom Of The Mountain

[Verse 1] I was born in West Virginia Where the land is black with coal For a man to feed his family It takes twelve hours a day a digging in a dirty black hole [Chorus] Way down in the bottom of a mountain Way down in the bottom of a hole Way down in the bottom of a mountain I'm digging and a shoveling and a loading out the dirty black coal [Verse 2] Some men give their wives jewelry Some men give their wives gold But all I can give to my sweet woman Are the few dollars I make from digging out the dirty black coal [Chorus] [Verse 3] I draw script for most of my money I never see a lot of that I work all week and go to church on Sunday Well the preacher going to get what's left when they pass the hat [Chorus] Way down in the bottom of a mountain Way down in the bottom of a hole Way down in the bottom of a mountain I'm digging and a shoveling and a loading out the dirty black coal I'm digging and a shovelin' and a loading out the dirty black coal