Working In A Coalmine - Original - Lee Dorsey

Five o’clock in the mornin'

I’m already up and gone

Lord-a, I’m so tired

How long can this go on?

(Dat de workin' in a coal mine)

(Goin' down down down)

(Workin' in a coal mine)

(Whoops! About to slip down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Goin' (down down down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Oops!

(About to slip down)

'Cause I make a lil morning

Haul the coal by the ton

But when Saturday rolls around

I’m too tired for havin' fun

(Too tired for havin')

(I'm just workin' in a coal mine)

(Goin' down down down)

(Workin' in a coal mine)

(Whoops! About to slip down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Goin' (down down down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Oops!

(About to slip down)

Lord, I’m so tired

How long can this go on?

(Dat de workin' in a coal mine)

(Goin' down down down)

(Workin' in a coal mine)

(Whoops! About to slip down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Goin' (down down down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Oops!

(About to slip down)

Five o’clock in the mornin'

I’m already up and gone

Lord-a, I’m so tired

How long can this go on?

(Dat de workin' in a coal mine)

(Goin' down down down)

(Workin' in a coal mine)

(Whoops! About to slip down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Goin' (down down down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Oops!

(About to slip down)

'Cause I make a lil morning

Haul the coal by the ton

But when Saturday rolls around

I’m too tired for havin' fun

(Too tired for havin')

(I'm just workin' in a coal mine)

(Goin' down down down)

(Workin' in a coal mine)

(Whoops! About to slip down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Goin' (down down down)

Workin' (in a coal mine)

Oops!

(About to slip down)

Lord, I’m so tired