Working in the Coal Mine

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Working in the Coal Mine by Lee Dorsey

About Working in the Coal Mine

"Working in the Coal Mine" is a song written by the American musician and record producer Allen Toussaint that was an international hit for Lee Dorsey in 1966. The recording took place at Cosimo Matassa's Governor Nichols Street studio in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Musicians included guitarist Roy Montrell, drummer Albert "June" Gardner, and bassist Walter Payton. The song has subsequently been recorded by a number of other artists. .

Working in the Coal Mine Lyrics

[00:09.56] Working in the coal mine
[00:11.22] Going down, down, down
[00:12.92] Working in the coal mine
[00:14.43] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[00:16.21] Working in the coal mine
[00:17.88] Going down, down, down
[00:19.52] Working in the coal mine
[00:21.03] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[00:23.33] Five o'clock in the morning
[00:26.08] I'm already up and gone
[00:29.05] Lord, I'm so tired
[00:32.30] How long can this go on
[00:35.74] Working in the coal mine
[00:37.60] Going down, down, down
[00:39.28] Working in the coal mine
[00:40.99] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[00:42.58] Working in the coal mine
[00:44.20] Going down, down, down
[00:45.83] Working in the coal mine
[00:47.47] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[00:49.46] 'Cause I work every morning
[00:52.26] Hauling coal by the ton
[00:55.71] But when Saturday rolls around
[00:58.54] I'm too tired to have any fun
[01:01.82] Working in the coal mine
[01:04.17] Going down, down, down
[01:05.81] Working in the coal mine
[01:07.45] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[01:09.08] Working in the coal mine
[01:10.63] Going down, down, down
[01:12.49] Working in the coal mine
[01:13.95] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[01:16.59]
[01:20.37] Lord, I'm so tired
[01:24.31] How long can this go on?
[01:28.58] Working in the coal mine
[01:30.47] Going down, down, down
[01:32.19] Working in the coal mine
[01:33.61] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[01:35.40] Working in the coal mine
[01:36.92] Going down, down, down
[01:38.79] Working in the coal mine
[01:40.36] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[01:42.52] Five o'clock in the morning
[01:45.23] I'm already up and gone
[01:48.35] Lord, I'm so tired
[01:51.50] How long can this go on
[01:55.01] Working in the coal mine
[01:56.94] Going down, down, down
[01:58.70] Working in the coal mine
[02:00.24] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[02:01.92] Working in the coal mine
[02:03.67] Going down, down, down
[02:05.21] Working in the coal mine
[02:06.83] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[02:08.63] 'Cause I work every morning
[02:11.84] Hauling coal by the ton
[02:15.01] But when Saturday rolls around
[02:18.04] I'm too tired to have any fun
[02:21.68] Working in the coal mine
[02:23.80] Going down, down, down
[02:25.28] Working in the coal mine
[02:26.88] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[02:28.55] Working in the coal mine
[02:30.14] Going down, down, down
[02:31.79] Working in the coal mine
[02:33.34] Whoop, I wanna sit down
[02:35.94]
[02:39.61] Lord, I'm so tired
[02:42.19] How long can this go on?
[02:44.15]

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