Call The Captain

Call up the captain tell him I ain't comin' in
 He can dig his own coal something else is happening
 This living that I'm making is doing a sin
 It's broken the lives of too many good men
 Been hauling coal since I was big enough to fight
 Some 30 odd shifts with out a glimpse of daylight
 The corporation likes to say that everythings alright
 Dig yourself a hole get outta sight
 There's a dark cloud above me that's blocking out the sun
 Burn another hundred coal listen to the engines run
 One half is starving while the others having fun
 So call the captain, call the captain, call the captain, call the captain
 Melinda close the door
 I ain't going down to the mines today
 I want clear blue skies and whole lot more
 I ain't going down to the mine
 There's a hole in this bucket I've been carrying around
 I fill it up to the top and watch it spill on the ground
 I go down to the mines and when I come back up
 I got nothin' to show but the sweat on my brow
 These hills are my own flesh and bones
 There all that I love and there all that I know
 Please don't ask me to destroy my home
 I'm not gonna choose between my heart and soul, so
 Call the Captain tell him I ain't coming in
 He can dig his own coal something else is happening
 This living that making is doing a sin
 So call the captain, call the captain,...call the captain
 Hear the whistle blow this morning
 Hear the whistle blow today
 Hear the whistle blow this morning
 I ain't going down to the mine
 I ain't going down to the mine