Lyrics for Hazard, Kentucky by Phil Ochs:
| | | Artist: | Phil Ochs |
| | Album: | Unknown | | Track: | Hazard, Kentucky | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 57 | | | | Lyrics: | Well, some people think that Unions are too strong,
Union leaders should go back where they
belong;
But I wish that they could see a little more of poverty
And they might start to sing
a different song.
Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
And if you
ain't minin' there,
Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
'Cause if you don't get
silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a Union that will
care.
Well, let's look at old Kentucky for a while.
It's hard to find a miner who will
smile.
Well, the Constitution's fine, but it's hard reading in the mines,
and when welfare
stops, the trouble starts to pile.
Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
And if you ain't minin' there,
Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
'Cause if you
don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a Union that will
care.
Well, the Depression was ended with the war,
But nobody told Kentucky, that is
sure.
Some are living in a sewer while the jobs are getting fewer
But more coal is mined
than ever was before.
Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
And if you
ain't minin' there,
Well, my friends, you're awful lucky,
'Cause if you don't get
silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a Union that will
care.
Well, the badge of Sheriff Combs always shines
And when duty calls he seldom ever
whines.
Well, I don't like raisin' thunder, but it sort of makes you wonder
When he runs the
law and also runs the mines.
Well, minin' is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky,
And
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