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Loading Coal
2,324
Country
Loading Coal was released on March 21, 2014 by Columbia Nashville Legacy as a part of the album The Classic Albums Collection
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Release DateMarch 21, 2014
LabelColumbia Nashville Legacy
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM174

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Luther Perkins
Luther Perkins
Guitar
Johnny Western
Johnny Western
Guitar
Harold B. "Shot" Jackson
Harold B. "Shot" Jackson
Dobro
Buddy Harman
Buddy Harman
Drums
Marshall Grant
Marshall Grant
Bass
Gordon N. Terry
Gordon N. Terry
Fiddle
Unknown Vocal Chorus
Unknown Vocal Chorus
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Merle Travis
Merle Travis
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Law
Don Law
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My pappy said when I was seventeen
You're six feet tall and your face is clean
And it don't look right for a boy that old
To not make a livin' loadin' coal
[Verse 2]
Loadin' coal, loadin' coal
I'm a double first cousin to a dad blamed mole
Never get rich for to save my soul
And forty 'leven years a loadin' coal
Loadin' coal
[Verse 3]
Ain't never got acquainted with a dollar bill
And I don't ever reckon that I ever will
A dollar ain't made for a fellar I'm told
That scoops up a livin' loadin' coal
[Verse 4]
Loadin' coal, loadin' coal
I'm a double first cousin to a dad blamed mole
Never get rich for to save my soul
And forty 'leven years a loadin' coal
Loadin' coal
[Verse 5]
I cussed everything in the mining camp
From a shovel and my pick to my carbide lamp
But I know mighty well till I grow old
I'll still be a cussin' but loadin' coal
[Verse 6]
Loadin' coal, loadin' coal
I'm a double first cousin to a dad blamed mole
Never get rich for to save my soul
And forty 'leven years a loadin' coal
Loadin' coal
[Verse 7]
I know just as well as coal is black
One of these days the mines were strike
And I'll sit around starvin' till I'm finally told
There's a nickel more a ton for loadin' coal
[Verse 8]
Loadin' coal, loadin' coal
I'm a double first cousin to a dad blamed mole
Never get rich for to save my soul
And forty 'leven years a loadin' coal
Loadin' coal
Loadin' coal
Loadin' coal
Written by: Merle Travis
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