A coal miner’s daughter
Sang Loretta Lynn
How proud she was
The mine he worked in
In the late 1800’s
A mining operation
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Became the location
Miners and helpers
Worked a 12 hour day
In cold, damp conditions
Without decent pay
Never getting ahead
Or repaying the debt
At the company store
Their needs were met
Young boys were allowed
To work in the mines
As young as seven
There were no fines
The job was exhausting
Dangerous and dirty
No women around
For them to act flirty
They died very young
From lung diseases
They couldn’t stay home
With sniffles and sneezes
No bathrooms to use
They shared with the mules
And went where they could
Those were the rules
Mining disasters
Often occurred
Would they escape
Wives wait for the word
No life insurance
Or disability
When killed or hurt
At a mining facility
No family vacations
Or happy hours
All they wanted
Were nice hot showers
They kept people warm
By blasting and digging
Far under the ground
They made their living
By, Randee Saber 8/7/06
