Call The Captain

Call up the captain tell him I ain't comin' in He can dig his own coal something else is happening This living that I'm making is doing a sin It's broken the lives of too many good men Been hauling coal since I was big enough to fight Some 30 odd shifts with out a glimpse of daylight The corporation likes to say that everythings alright Dig yourself a hole get outta sight There's a dark cloud above me that's blocking out the sun Burn another hundred coal listen to the engines run One half is starving while the others having fun So call the captain, call the captain, call the captain, call the captain Melinda close the door I ain't going down to the mines today I want clear blue skies and whole lot more I ain't going down to the mine There's a hole in this bucket I've been carrying around I fill it up to the top and watch it spill on the ground I go down to the mines and when I come back up I got nothin' to show but the sweat on my brow These hills are my own flesh and bones There all that I love and there all that I know Please don't ask me to destroy my home I'm not gonna choose between my heart and soul, so Call the Captain tell him I ain't coming in He can dig his own coal something else is happening This living that making is doing a sin So call the captain, call the captain,...call the captain Hear the whistle blow this morning Hear the whistle blow today Hear the whistle blow this morning I ain't going down to the mine I ain't going down to the mine