Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
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These lusty lyrics are meant to be sort of a tongue -in -cheek
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song poking fun at the coal mine operator.
the coal miner with a sense of humor
looks on the operator as
the only one
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roll his own cigarettes from sack to backer
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And in fun feels secure
that the operator
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can't never take his debts away from him no matter what. So he invites the rollicking,
rowdy rounders
and drink a hearty toast
to the man who operates
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the mine.
Oh, bring along your homebrew,
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of the man who operates the mines
Well, here's to the operator,
boys,
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own
at the company stores
He took our tailor -made cigarettes
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And he made us roll our own
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cigarettes
where the coal is weighed
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Well, here's to the operator, boys
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And he made us roll our own
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Well, a salmon grows on
a salmon tree,
the melon on the vines,
And a miner's kid grows on the credit,
boys,
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and he made us roll our own.
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Hey, here's to the operator, boys,
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He took our tailor -made ci garettes
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and he made us roll our own.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEb F Bb Gm D...
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