Springfield Mountain Coal Miner

My brother was a Springfield Mountain coal miner
had three young children and a darling wife
Last night there was a rumble on the mountain
Shaft number three came down and took his life
Shaft number three came down and took his life

Thirty miners died in that cave-in
Thirteen times they brought the wagons down
There’s twenty graves we’ll be digging in the churchyard
Ten more in that mountain underground
Ten more in that mountain underground

Chorus
Lay down dear brother, Daddy’s gonna take you home
Mama’s right behind you to take you home
Where the cold wind blows
Take you home where the cold wind blows

Sister was a coal miner’s daughter
My daddy was a coal miner’s son
Families lived and died on this mountain
Down in the ground where the sun don’t ever come
Down in the ground where the sun don’t ever come

One more year, I’ll be ready for the coal mine
One more year and I’ll be going down
Every night I pass by that mountain
I cry to see my brother underground
I cry to see my brother underground

Chorus (x2)
Lay down dear brother, Daddy’s gonna take you home
Mama’s right behind you to take you home
Where the cold wind blows
Take you home where the cold wind blows