Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

Well, the devil put the coal in the ground Devil put the coal in the ground Buried it deep, it will never be found Devil put the coal in the ground He said, that'll be a diamond someday That'll be a diamond someday You'll be long gone, dead and away But that'll be a diamond someday Well, the devil put the coal in the ground Devil put the coal in the ground He said, "I double-dog dare you to follow me down" Devil put the coal in the ground Well, the good Lord gave me two hands Good Lord gave me two hands Is you an animal or is you a man? The good Lord gave me two hands Lord giveth and he taketh it away Lord giveth and he taketh it away Oh, devil dig the same damn hole every day Lord giveth and then taketh away Well, the devil put the coal in the ground Devil put the coal in the ground He said, "I double-dog dare you to follow me down" Devil put the coal in the ground Hey I wake up in the morning and pray Wake up in the morning and pray Keep old from the door and the devil at bay Wake up in the morning and pray Well, the black lung'll kill me someday Black lung'll kill me someday Already underground, I reckon anyway But black lung'll kill me someday Well, the devil put the coal in the ground Devil put the coal in the ground He said, I double-dog dare you to follow me down Devil put the coal in the ground Well, the devil put the coal in the ground Devil put the coal in the ground He said, "I double-dog dare you to follow me down" Devil put the coal in the ground