Mannington #9 Lyrics

MANNINGTON #9
Way down in the coal mine, way down where the sun don’t shine
Seventy-eight men lost their lives, way down in the coal mine
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Brothers and dads went down
Uncles and cousins too
Never again to see the sunshine
Oh Daddy went down, to work that day, never came home to Momma that night
Blast was heard, for miles around, some folks say, even to Morgantown
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Now mothers, daughters they weep and moan, fathers, brothers cryin’ alone
Never again to see the ones they love, from way down in the coal mine

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Way down in the coal mine, Way down where the sun don’t shine
Seventy-eight men lost their lives, Way down in the #9 coal mine
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Their fates were sealed
Never again to yield
From that tomb that was the coal mine
Lyrics Submitted by Deac Manross