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Haulin' Coal
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Chaka Khan
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Steamin' down the muddy waters
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Travelin' yonder from bay to bay
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I been workin' on the barge line
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Fourteen years ago today
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Eighteen hours hard labor by the day
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Ain't much pay for a man
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Chorus:
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Haulin' coal down the down river
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And he won't be comin' home for a long time
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Torches burning by the riverside
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Cast their shadows grey as stone
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And the cool October days replacing
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Much warmer thoughts of home
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I can still see grandma sittin' on the porch
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Tellin' the neighbors she's got a grandson
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Chorus:
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Haulin' coal down the down river
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And he won't be comin' home for a long time
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River's rising up the marker line
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While the willows softly moan
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Sun is rising over the starboard shore
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Paving the golden road back home
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I can still see the kids jumpin' rope
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But there ain't much hope for a man
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Chorus:
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Haulin' coal down the down river
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And he won't be comin' home for a long time
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Haulin' coal down the down river
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I'll be gone a long time
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Haulin' coal down the down river
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I'll be gone a long while
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