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letra de bloody harlan - hugh x. lewis

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i was born and raised
way back in the hills
plenty of mines
and moonshine stills

cut my t–th
on a block of coal
makin’ shine
when i was eight years old

down in harlan
bl–dy harlan

i was a full grown man
when i was twelve years old
i got me a job
minin’ coal

for ten long years
through muck and mud
spittin’ up dust
and a-sweatin’ blood

down in harlan
bl–dy harlan
i saved my money
that i dug from the ground
i married a gal
from harlan town

i brought her a home
and clothes so fine
she wanted me
to quit the mine

and leave ol’ harlan
bl–dy harlan

well i earned my living
by the sweat of my brow
too long in the mines
i can’t quit now

to that old black diamond
i’d lost my soul
the coal is in my blood
and my blood is in the coal

down in harlan
bl–dy harlan
from dawn till dusk
is a miner’s life
my darling grew tired
of being a coal hog’s wife

this kind of life
didn’t suit her plan
so she ran off
with another man

she had to leave ol’ harlan
bl–dy harlan

when i came home
from the mines that day
i learned the news
and right away

i caught them
as they were leavin’ town
in hate and rage
i shot them down

in the streets of harlan
bl–dy harlan
for thirty-three years now
i’ve been in this jail
all hope is gone
my body is frail

i can’t last long
so when i die
carry me back
and let my body lie

in the mines of harlan
bl–dy harlan

when the devil comes
to claim my soul
he’ll give me a job
shovelin’ coal

this must have been
my destiny
i’ll be there
through eternity

in the mines of harlan
bl–dy harlan

- hugh x lewis

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