Jesse Got Trapped In A Coal Mine

Jesse got trapped in a coal mine
Diggin' in the black Earrrrrth
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine
Never did marry his girl.

There ain't no where and there ain't no light
And there ain't no way to make it out alive
His wedding was planned for the 5th of July but
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine
Never did marry his girl.

Your hands get black
And your eyes get burned
And your eyes get tired and poor.

It draws you in like an opium den
And beckons you back for more.

There ain't no where and there ain't no light
And there ain't no way to make it out alive
His wedding was planned for the 5th of July but
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine
Never did marry his girl.

Down down under West Virginia
Down down in the pitch black Earrrrth
Down down underneath she cried
"My love is somewhere in that mountain."

Jesse got trapped in a coal mine
Diggin' in the black Earrrrrth
Jesse got trapped in a coal mine
Never did marry his girl.

She held out hope for a couple of months
That he was still livin' somewhere
He put up the strongest kind of fight
He'd dig himself out with the dynomite
He'd finally be free on the 5th of July
But Jesse got trapped in a coal mine
Never did marry his girl.

Down down under West Viriginia
Down down in the pitch black Earth
Down down on her knees she cried.

Down down deep below the surface
Down down by the Mason Dixie line
Down down on her knees she cried
"My love is somewhere in that mountain."