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Backstory:

This song tells the story of one of the worst coal mine tragedies in the United States. This is an AI demo of a 100 percent human-written song.                                     

Lyrics:

                                                  
Leslie County Coal
Rick Amburgey/Joe Bigalke

Verse 1:
When them business men in fancy suits
Found out they’s a fortune stuck in these hills
Didn’t take em long to come a-knocking
Saying boys, let’s make a deal
Yeah, if you heard those fellas tell it
You might believe that money’d change your life
But when you start crawling inside a mountain
Sometimes it comes with a price

Chorus:
That Leslie County coal
Might as well been the devil
Tempting those good men
Into a no-win decision
They did it for their family
A little while and they’d be home
But there ain’t nothing for certain
Digging for Leslie County coal

Verse 2:
Then in December of 1970
Hyden was in the headlines
The dangers of Finley Mine couldn’t be
Ignored when that mountain came alive
It was still early in the winter
A foot of snow was on the ground
That made the rescue a challenge
And only one miner made it out

Chorus:
That Leslie County coal
Might as well been the devil
Tempting those good men
Into a no-win decision
They did it for their family
A little while and they’d be home
But there ain’t nothing for certain
Digging for Leslie County coal

Bridge:
Since then, I bet a lot of guys have thought twice
Before deciding to work in a mine

Chorus:
That Leslie County coal
Might as well been the devil
Tempting those good men
Into a no-win decision
They did it for their family
A little while and they’d be home
But there ain’t nothing for certain
Digging for Leslie County coal

Tag:
No, there ain't nothing for certain
Digging for Leslie County coal