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Mining Camp Blues
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Bluegrass
Mining Camp Blues was released on January 1, 1973 by Rounder Records as a part of the album Hazel & Alice
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1973
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM110

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Hazel Dickens
Hazel Dickens
Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar
Alice Gerrard
Alice Gerrard
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle
Mike Seeger
Mike Seeger
Bass Guitar
Tracy Schwarz
Tracy Schwarz
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Hazel Dickens
Hazel Dickens
Songwriter, Arranger
Alice Gerrard
Alice Gerrard
Songwriter, Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Hazel Dickens
Hazel Dickens
Producer
Alice Gerrard
Alice Gerrard
Producer

Lyrics

Once I had a daddy and he worked down in a hole
Once I had a daddy and he worked down in a hole
Diggin' and a-haulin', haulin' that Birmingham Coal
Many times, I wondered, when they took my daddy down
Many times, I wondered, when they took my daddy down
Will he come back to me? Will they leave him in the ground?
Okay there, Hazel
Yodel-lay-hee-hay-hay-oh-hay-ee
Somethin' like a pitcher that they send down in a well
Somethin' like a pitcher that they send down in a well
Wondering, will they break it? Lordy, Lordy, who can tell?
It was late one evening, I was standin' at that mine
It was late one evening, I was standin' at that mine
Foreman said my daddy had gone down for his last time
Oh, say
Yodel-lay-hee-hay-hay-ho-daddy hey-ho-hayee
He was a coal miner from his hat down to his shoes
He was a coal miner from his hat down to his shoes
And I know he's dying with these mining town blues
Written by: Alice Gerrard, Hazel Dickens, Trixie Smith
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