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- Rufus & Chaka Khan - Haulin’ Coal Lyrics
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- (Ron Stockert)
- Steamin' down the muddy waters
- Travelin' yonder from bay to bay
- I been workin' on the barge line
- Fourteen years ago today
- Eighteen hours hard labor by the day
- Ain't much pay for a man
- [Chorus:]
- Haulin' coal down the down river
- And he won't be comin' home for a long time
- Torches burning by the riverside
- Cast their shadows grey as stone
- And the cool October days replacing
- Much warmer thoughts of home
- I can still see grandma sittin' on the porch
- Tellin' the neighbors she's got a grandson
- [Chorus:]
- Haulin' coal down the down river
- And he won't be comin' home for a long time
- River's rising up the marker line
- While the willows softly moan
- Sun is rising over the starboard shore
- Paving the golden road back home
- I can still see the kids jumpin' rope
- But there ain't much hope for a man
- [Chorus:]
- Haulin' coal down the down river
- And he won't be comin' home for a long time
- Haulin' coal down the down river
- I'll be gone a long time
- Haulin' coal down the down river
- I'll be gone a long while
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