The Mountain

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I was born on this mountain a long
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 time ago
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Before they knocked down the 
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timber and they strip-mined the coal
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When you rose in the mornin' before
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 it was light
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To go down in that dark hole and 
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come back up at night


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I was born on this mountain, this 
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mountain's my home
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And she holds me and keeps me from 
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worry and woe
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Well, they took everything that she
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 gave, now they're gone
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But I'll die on this mountain, 
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this mountain's my home


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I was young on this mountain but 
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now I am old
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And I knew every holler, every 
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cool swimmin' hole
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Till one night I lay down and woke 
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up to find
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That my childhood was over and I 
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went down in the mine


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I was born on this mountain, this 
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mountain's my home
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And she holds me and keeps me from 
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worry and woe
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Well, they took everything that she
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 gave, now they're gone
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But I'll die on this mountain, 
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this mountain's my home


(Solo)


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There's a hole in this mountain and
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 it's dark and it's deep
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And God only knows all the 
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secrets it keeps
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There's a chill in the air only 
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miners can feel
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There're ghosts in the tunnels 
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that the company sealed


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I was born on this mountain, this 
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mountain's my home
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And she holds me and keeps me from 
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worry and woe
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Well, they took everything that she
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 gave, now they're gone
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But I'll die on this mountain, 
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this mountain's my home