Call the Captain Songtext

von Steep Canyon Rangers

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