Dirty Business

Dawson



Well the marshall came to town

And his hat was pulled way down

He looked like he had business on his mind

He didn’t stop to say

He just rode along his way

‘Til he stopped in at the office of the mine

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Dirty business, dirty business

Dirty business down in coal creek

Dirty business down in coal creek

This morning

Well, I make two bucks a day

And that ain’t a healthy pay

My kids are just beginning to get sick

There’s talk been goin’ round

How they’re gonna shut it down

If the man don’t come and fix things 

Pretty quick

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Pretty soon there was a crowd

It was getting’ pretty loud

And the men all said there’d be no work today

But the owner wouldn’t budge

He just sat there like a judge

And he wouldn’t give a nickel more in pay

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Dirty business, dirty business

Dirty business down in coal creek

Dirty business down in coal creek

This morning

Just then they heard the sound

That rumbled from the ground

And everyone was rushing for the door

The dust came pouring out

And it finally left no doubt

That the mine was not at issue anymore

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