Dirty Business

Well, the marshal came to town And his hat was pulled way down He looked like he had business on his mind He didn't stop to say He just rode along his way 'Til he stopped in at the office of the mine Dirty business, dirty business Dirty business down in Coal Creek Dirty business down in Coal Creek This morning Well, I make two bucks a day And that ain't a healthy pay My kids are only just beginning to get sick There's talk been going around How they're gonna shut it down If the man don't come and fix things pretty damn quick Dirty business, dirty business Dirty business down in Coal Creek Dirty business down in Coal Creek This morning Well pretty soon there was a crowd It was getting pretty loud And the men all said there'd be no work today Now, but the owner wouldn't budge He sat there like some kind of judge And he wouldn't give a nickel more in pay Dirty business, dirty business Dirty business down in Coal Creek Dirty business down in Coal Creek This morning