Five o'clock in the mornin', I'm already up and gone   Lord, I'm so tired, how long can this go on      'Cause I making little money, hauling coal by the ton   But when Saturday rolls around, I'm too tired for having fun      Well, I'm working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down   Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down      Come on, working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down   Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down      Five o'clock in the mornin', already up and gone   Lord, I'm so tired, how long can this go on      Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down   Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down      Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down   Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down      Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down   Working in the coal mine, going down, down, down   Working in the coal mine, whoop, about to slip down      Tell me, how long can this go on?   How about ready going home y'all