Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Talking Miner lyrics

I'm just a miner in a mining town I work like a mole in a hole in the ground When the sun comes up til the sun goes down I don't see much sun in a mining town Just a hard rock, soft coal Lead, zinc and all other kinds of hard stuff Got up this morning in the same old way I had a hot coffee to start off my day Kissed my wife goodbye in her stocking feet I went outside and walking down the street Walking and thinking, thinking and walking Centralia here is a pretty little town You can see Illinois for miles around But I can't see too far working down in a hole in the ground This blast it hit us in the number five I don't know how many come out alive And they hauled me out with a busted head The lady said there's a hundred and eleven was dead Well I'm wondering if a blast was ever to come to a Senator's seat Explosions was ever to rock the Congress' halls Would they put in any safety devices Think there's just about enough loose gas floating around that Capitol dome To make a might big blow if a spark was ever to hit it