Black Lung/ Coal

He's had more hard luck than most men could stand
 The mines was his first love but never his friend
 He's lived a hard life and hard he'll die
 Black lung's done got him his time is nigh
 Black lung, black lung, oh you're just bidin' your time
 Soon all of this sufferin' I'll leave behind
 But I can't help but wonder what God had in mind
 To send such a devil to claim this soul of mine
 He went to the boss man but he closed the door
 Well, it seems you're not wanted when you're sick and you're poor
 You ain't even covered in their medical plans
 And your life depends on the favors of man
 Down in the poor house on starvation's plan
 Where pride is a stranger and doomed is a man
 His soul full of coal dust till his body's decayed
 And everyone but black lung's done turned him away
 Black lung, black lung, oh your hand's icy cold
 As you reach for my life and you torture my soul
 Cold as that water hole down in that dark cave
 Where I spent my life's blood diggin' my own grave
 Down at the graveyard the boss man came
 With his little bunch of flowers, dear God what a shame
 Take back those flowers, don't you sing no sad songs
 The die has been cast now, a good man is gone
 He's had more hard luck than most men could stand
 The mines was his first love but never his friend
 He's lived a hard life and hard he'll die
 Black lung's done got him his time is nigh
 Black lung, black lung, oh you're just bidin' your time
 Soon all of this sufferin' I'll leave behind
 But I can't help but wonder what God had in mind
 To send such a devil to claim this soul of mine