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 comin' by three's and by two's Blues and more blues it's the cold black blue Blues and more blues it's the cold black blue Got hole in my hat got hole in my shoes [ fiddle ] These blues are so blue they are the coal black blues These blues are so blue they are the coal black blues From the place we came in and my life I will lose You say they are blues these are a miner's blues You say they are blues these are a miner's blues I must have sharped this big set I use [ dobro ] 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 black blues