This nine pound hammer
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Is a little too heavy
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Buddy for my size
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Buddy for my size
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So I'm going on the mountain
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Just to see my baby
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And I ain't coming back
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No I ain't coming back
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[Chorus:]
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Roll on buddy
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Don't you roll so slow
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Well, tell me how can I roll
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When the wheels won't go
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Roll on buddy
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Pull you load of coal
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Tell me how can I pull
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When the wheels won't roll
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It's a long way to Harlan
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It's a long way to Hazard
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Just to get a little brew
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Just to get a little brew
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And when I'm long gone
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You can make my tombstone
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Out of number nine coal
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Out of number nine coal
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[Chorus]
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Nine Pound Hammer
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| John Prine |
