Shotgun houses, shanty shacks
Countin' those ties on the railroad tracks
Thiry-four more, it's almost time
To see my baby walking out of that

Coal mine, covered with dust
T-shirt tied, all muscled up
All mine, head to toe
Come on, come on whistle blow

I can't wait to get him home
Ain't gonna have nothing but the supper on
Gonna keep him busy 'til it's time
He goes back to that coal mine

Some girls like them gussied up
Wearing all that smelly stuff
To me there's nothing quite so fine
As my man standing out in front of that

Coal mine, covered with dust
T-shirt tied, all muscled up
All mine, head to toe
Come on, come on whistle blow

Power's out, well that's all right
We'll make love by a miner's light
Gonna keep him busy 'til it's time
He goes back to that coal mine

Shotgun houses, shanty shacks
Countin' those ties on the railroad tracks
Just two more, it's almost time
To see my baby walking out of that

Coal mine, covered with dust
T-shirt tied, all muscled up
All mine, head to toe
Come on, come on whistle blow

Don't want no white-collared man
Midnight, I like calloused hands
To keep me busy 'til it's time
He goes back to that coal mine

Coal mine, covered with dust
T-shirt tied, all muscled up
All mine, head to toe
Come on, come on whistle blow

I can't wait to get him home
Ain't gonna have nothing but the supper on
Power's out, well that's all right
We'll make love by a miner's light

Don't want no white-collared man
Midnight, I like calloused hands
I can't wait to get him home
Ain't gonna have nothing but the supper on
Power's out, well that's all right
We'll make love by a miner's light

Don't want no white-collared man
Midnight, I like calloused hands
To keep me busy 'til it's time
He goes back to that coal mine