Coal Miner's Blues

Some blues are just blues, mine are the miner's blues Some blues are just blues, mine are the miner's blues My troubles are coming by threes and by twos Blues and more blues, it's that coal black blues Blues and more blues, it's that coal black blues Got coal in my hair, got coal in my shoes These blues are so blue, they are the coal black blues These blues are so blue, they are the coal black blues For my place will cave in and my life I will lose You say they are blues, these old miner's blues You say they are blues, these old miner's blues Now I must have sharpened these picks that I use I'm out with these blues, dirty coal black blues I'm out with these blues, dirty coal black blues We'll lay off tomorrow with the coal miner's blues