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Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner's Daughter lyrics
Well I was born a coal miner's daughter in a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler
We were poor but we had love that's the one thing that daddy made sure of
He'd shovel coal to make a poor man's dollar
My daddy worked all night in the Vanleer coal mine all day long in the field hoein' corn
Mommie rocked the baby at night and read the Bible by the coal oil light
And everything would start all over come break of morn
Daddy loved and raised eight kids on a miner's pay
Mommie scrubbed our clothes on a washboard everyday
Why I've seen her fingers bleed to complain there was no need
She smiled in mommie's understanding way
In the summertime we didn't have shoes to wear
But in the wintertime we'd all get a brand new pair
From a mail order catalog money made from selling a hog
Daddy always managed to get the money somewhere
Yeah I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter
I remember well the well where I drew water
The work we done was hard at night we'd sleep cause we were tired
I never thought of leavin Butcher Holler
But lots of things have changed since the way back then
And it's so good to be back home again
Not much left but the floor nothing lives there anymore
Just the mem'ries of a coal miner's daughter
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    Well I was born a coal miner's daughter in a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler
    We were poor but we had love that's the one thing that daddy made sure of
    He'd shovel coal to make a poor man's dollar
    My daddy worked all night in the Vanleer coal mine all day long in the field hoein' corn
    Mommie rocked the baby at night and read the Bible by the coal oil light
    And everything would start all over come break of morn
    Daddy loved and raised eight kids on a miner's pay
    Mommie scrubbed our clothes on a washboard everyday
    Why I've seen her fingers bleed to complain there was no need
    She smiled in mommie's understanding way
    In the summertime we didn't have shoes to wear
    But in the wintertime we'd all get a brand new pair
    From a mail order catalog money made from selling a hog
    Daddy always managed to get the money somewhere
    Yeah I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter
    I remember well the well where I drew water
    The work we done was hard at night we'd sleep cause we were tired
    I never thought of leavin Butcher Holler
    But lots of things have changed since the way back then
    And it's so good to be back home again
    Not much left but the floor nothing lives there anymore
    Just the mem'ries of a coal miner's daughter
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