Fire on the Mountain

I was born on this mountain, a long time ago
 Before they knocked down the timber and they strip-mined the coal
 When you rose in the mornin', before it was light
 To go down in that dark hole, come back up at night
 I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
 And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
 Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
 But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home
 I was young on this mountain, now I am old
 And I knew every hollow, every cool swimmin' hole
 'Til one night I lay down and woke up to find
 That my childhood was over, I went down in the mine
 And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
 Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
 But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home
 There's a hole in this mountain, dark and it's deep
 And God only knows all the secrets it keeps
 There's a chill in the air, only miners can feel
 And there're ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed
 I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
 And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
 Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
 But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home