You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive(corrected)

BANJO INTRO: VERSE 1: Acapella: In the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky, That's the place where I trace my bloodline, And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone You'll never leave Harlan alive. VERSE 2: Oh, my grandfather's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride. He said "Won't you walk with me out of the mouth of this holler Or we'll never leave Harlan alive." Where the sun comes up, about ten in the morning And the sun goes down about three in the day And you fill your cup whatever bitter brew you're drinking And you spend your life just thinking 'bout how to get away. VERSE 3: No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains Until a man from the Northeast arrived. Waving hundred dollar bills said I'll pay for your minerals He never left Harlan alive. VERSE 4: Grandma sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville To a farm where big Richland River winds, and I'll bet they danced them a jig and they laughed and sang a new song, "Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive?" INSTR: VERSE 5: But the times, they got hard and tobacco wasn't selling And old Granddad knew what he'd do to survive. He went and dug for Harlan coal, sent the money back to Grandma But he never left Harlan alive. Where the sun comes up, about ten in the morning And the sun goes down, about three in the day, And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of the grave HUMMING: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mmmmm you'll never leave harlin alive Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mmmmm you'll never leave harlin alive