This nine pound hammer   Is a little too heavy   Buddy for my size   Buddy for my size      So I'm going on the mountain   Just to see my baby   And I ain't coming back   No I ain't coming back      Roll on, buddy   Don't you roll so slow   Well, tell me how can I roll   When the wheels won't go      Roll on, buddy   Pull your load of coal   Tell me how can I pull   When the wheels won't roll      It's a long way to Harlan   It's a long way to Hazard   Just to get a little brew   Just to get a little brew      And when I'm long gone   You can make my tombstone   Out of number nine coal   Out of number nine coal      Roll on, buddy   Don't you roll so slow   Well, tell me how can I roll   When the wheels won't go      Roll on, buddy   Pull your load of coal   Tell me how can I pull   When the wheels won't roll