Well, some people think that Unions are too strong,
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Union leaders should go back where they belong;
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But I wish that they could see a little more of poverty
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And they might start to sing a different song.
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Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
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And if you ain't minin' there,
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Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
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'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
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You'll be screamin' for a Union that will care.
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Well, let's look at old Kentucky for a while.
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It's hard to find a miner who will smile.
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Well, the Constitution's fine, but it's hard reading in the mines,
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and when welfare stops, the trouble starts to pile.
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Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
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And if you ain't minin' there,
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Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
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'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
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You'll be screamin' for a Union that will care.
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Well, the Depression was ended with the war,
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But nobody told Kentucky, that is sure.
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Some are living in a sewer while the jobs are getting fewer
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But more coal is mined than ever was before.
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Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
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And if you ain't minin' there,
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Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
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'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
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You'll be screamin' for a Union that will care.
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Well, the badge of Sheriff Combs always shines
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And when duty calls he seldom ever whines.
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Well, I don't like raisin' thunder, but it sort of makes you wonder
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When he runs the law and also runs the mines.
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Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
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And if you ain't minin' there,
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Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
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'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
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You'll be screamin for a Union that will care.
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Well, our standard of living is highest all around,
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But our standard of giving is the lowest when you're down,
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So give a yell and a whistle when they light that Union missile
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And we'll lift our feet up off the ground.
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Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
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And if you ain't minin' there,
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Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
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'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
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You'll be screamin for a Union that will care.
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Hazard, Kentucky
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| Phil Ochs |
