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[Verse 1]
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Well the devil put the coal in the ground
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Devil put the coal in the ground
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Buried it deep, it'll never be found
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Devil put the coal in the ground
[Verse 2]
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Said that'll be a diamond some day
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That'll be a diamond some day
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You'll be long gone, and dead either way
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That'll be a diamond some day
[Chorus]
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Well the devil put the coal in the ground
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Devil put the coal in the ground
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Said I'll double dog dare you to follow men down
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Devil put the coal in the ground
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Well the good Lord give me two hands
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Good Lord give me two hands
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Said "Is you an animal, is you a man?"
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The good Lord give me two hands
[Verse 4]
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Lord giveth and he taketh away
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Lord giveth and he taketh away
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Oh, the devil did the same damn hold of the day
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Lord giveth and he taketh away
[Chorus]
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Well the devil put the coal in the ground
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Devil put the coal in the ground
F C
Said I'll double dog dare you to follow men down
C G
Devil put the coal in the ground
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
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I wake up in the morning praying
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Wake up in the morning praying
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Keep the wolf from my door, and my devil at bay
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Wake up in the morning and pray
[Verse 6]
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Well the black lung'll kill me some day
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The black lung'll kill me some day
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In the underground, I reckon and I wait
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The black lung 'll kill me some day
[Chorus]
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Well the devil put the coal in the ground
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Devil put the coal in the ground
F C
Said I'll double dog dare you to follow men down
C G
Devil put the coal in the ground
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Well the devil put the coal in the ground
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Devil put the coal in the ground
F C
Said I'll double dog dare you to follow men down
C G
Devil put the coal in the ground
