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(Bb)Work in’ in a coal mine, go in’ down, down, down.
Work in’ in a coal mine.
Whoo!
A bout to slip down.
Work in’ in a coal mine, go in’ down, down, down.
Work in’ in a coal mine.
Whoo!
A bout to slip down.
Five o’ clock in the morn in’,
I’m (F)al read y up and gone.
(Bb)ton.
But when (F)Sat ur day Lord, rolls I’m so a round, ti red,
I’m How long can this go on?
I’ve been (Bb)work in’ in a coal mine, go in’ down, down, down.
Work in’ in a coal mine.
Whoo!
A bout to slip down.
Work in’ in a coal mine, go in’ down, down, down.
Work in’ in a coal mine.
Whoo!
A bout to slip down.
’Cause I make ear ly morn in’,
I’m (F)al haul in’ coal by the (Bb)ton.
But when (F)Sat ur day Lord, rolls I’m so a round, ti red,
I’m How long can this go on?
I’ve been (F)too tired for hav in’ fun.
I’m just Work in’ in a coal mine.
Whoo!
A bout to slip down.
I’m just (Bb)work in’ in a coal mine, go in’ down, down, down.
Work in’ in a coal mine.
Whoo!
A bout to slip down.
(Bb)Work in’ in a coal mine, go in’ down, down, down.
Work in’ in a coal mine.
Whoo!
A bout to slip down.
This page shows “Working In The Coal Mine” by Devo in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 144 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.