Dwight Yoakam - Miner's Prayer Lyrics
(d. yoakam)Miners prayer is dedicated to the memory of luther tibbs.A kentucky coal miner for 40 years, and my grandpa.When the whistle blows each morningAnd I walk down in that cold, dark mineI say a prayer to my dear saviorPlease let me see the sunshine one more timeChorus:When oh when will it be overWhen will I lay these burdens downAnd when I die, dear lord in heavenPlease take my soul from neath that cold dark groundI still grieve for my poor brotherAnd I still hear my dear old mother cryWhen late that night they came and told herHed lost his life down in the big shoal mineChorus:When oh when will it be overWhen will I lay these burdens downAnd when I die, dear lord in heavenPlease take my soul from neath that cold dark groundI have no shame, I feel no sorrowIf on this earth not much I ownI have the love of my sweet childrenAn old plow mule, a shovel and a hoeChorus:When oh when will it be overWhen will I lay these burdens downAnd when I die, dear lord in heavenPlease take my soul from neath that cold dark groundYeah, when I die, dear lord in heavenPlease take my soul from neath that cold dark ground
