Five o'clock in the mornin', I'm already up and gone Lord, I'm so tired, how long can this go on 'Cause I making little money, hauling coal by the ton But when Saturday rolls around, I'm too tired for having fun Well, I'm working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Come on, working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Five o'clock in the mornin', already up and gone Lord, I'm so tired, how long can this go on Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down Tell me, how long can this go on? How about ready going home y'all