I was born in West Virginia 我出生在西弗吉尼亚州

Where the land is black with coal 那里的土地是黑色的煤

For a man to feed his family 对于一个男人养活他的家人

It takes twelve hours a day a diggin' in a dirty black hole 这需要每天12小时陷“在一个肮脏的黑洞

   

Way down in the bottom of a mountain 在山脚下一路下滑

Way down in the bottom of a hole 在孔的底部一路下跌

Way down in the bottom of a mountain 在山脚下一路下滑

I'm diggin' and a shovelin' and a loadin' out the dirty black coal 我陷和shovelin “和loadin 出来的脏黑煤

   

Some men give their wives jewelry 有些男人给他们的妻子的首饰

Some men give their wives gold 有些男人给他们的妻子金

But all I can give to my sweet woman 但我可以给我的甜美女人

Are the few dollars I make from diggin' out the dirty black coal 是几元钱，我从陷让“出肮脏的黑煤

   

Way down in the bottom of a mountain 在山脚下一路下滑

Way down in the bottom of a hole 在孔的底部一路下跌

Way down in the bottom of a mountain 在山脚下一路下滑

I'm diggin' and a shovelin' and a loadin' out the dirty black coal 我陷和shovelin “和loadin 出来的脏黑煤

   

I draw script for most of my money 我画的脚本对于大多数我的钱

I never see a lot of that 我从来没有看到很多的

I work all week and go to church on Sunday 我公司所有每周工作和去教堂星期天

Well the preacher gonna get what's left when they pass the hat 以及传道会得到什么离开时，他们传递的帽子

   

Way down in the bottom of a mountain 在山脚下一路下滑

Way down in the bottom of a hole 在孔的底部一路下跌

Way down in the bottom of a mountain 在山脚下一路下滑

I'm diggin' and a shovelin' and a loadin' out the dirty black coal 我陷和shovelin “和loadin 出来的脏黑煤

I'm diggin' and a shovelin' and a loadin' out the dirty black coal 我陷和shovelin “和loadin 出来的脏黑煤