Key: F major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
Kentucky,
around Harlem and Perry County,
coal miner sang a little song
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called Nine Pound Ham.
in that hard black old mine
five miles back under the mountain.
Just straighten up and rest your back
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Of this nine pound hammer
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For my size
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Honey, for my size
Well, I'm going on the mountain
I'm gonna see my baby
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But I ain't comin' back
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Oh no, I ain't comin' back
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Well, roll on, buddy
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When the wheels won't go?
Well, roll on, buddy
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How can I pull,
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when the wheels won't roll?
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it's a long way to Hazel
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just to get a little groove
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Well, when I'm long gone,
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Out of number nine coal, yeah,
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don't you roll so slow
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Oh, but how can I roll
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when the wheels won't go?
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