Intro: When I was a curly headed baby My Daddy set me down on his knee He said, "Son go to school and get your letters Don't you be a dirty coal miner like me" I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow The coal cars rumbled past my door Now they stand in a rusty row all empty 'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore Well, I used to think my daddy was a black man With script enough to buy the company store Now he goes to town with empty pockets And his face is white as a February snow I was born and raised at the mouth of the Hazard Hollow The coal cars rumbled past my door Now they stand in a rusty row all empty 'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore Instrumental: