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Well, some people think that Unions are too strong,
Union leaders should go back where they belong;
But I wish that they could see a little more of poverty
And they might start to sing a different song.
Well, minin` is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
And if you ain`t minin` there,
Well, my friends, you`re awful lucky,
`Cause if you don`t get silicosis or pay that`s just atrocious
You`ll be screamin` for a Union that will care.
Well, let`s look at old Kentucky for a while.
It`s hard to find a miner who will smile.
Well, the Constitution`s fine, but it`s hard reading in the mines,
and when welfare stops, the trouble starts to pile.
Well, minin` is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
And if you ain`t minin` there,
Well, my friends, you`re awful lucky,
`Cause if you don`t get silicosis or pay that`s just atrocious
You`ll be screamin` for a Union that will care.
Well, the Depression was ended with the war,
But nobody told Kentucky, that is sure.
Some are living in a sewer while the jobs are getting fewer
But more coal is mined than ever was before.
Well, minin` is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
And if you ain`t minin` there,
Well, my friends, you`re awful lucky,
`Cause if you don`t get silicosis or pay that`s just atrocious
You`ll be screamin` for a Union that will care.
Well, the badge of Sheriff Combs always shines
And when duty calls he seldom ever whines.
Well, I don`t like raisin` thunder, but it sort of makes you wonder
When he runs the law and also runs the mines.