Lyric Hazard, Kentucky
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 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, our standard of living is highest all around,
But our standard of giving is the lowest when you re down,
So give a yell and a whistle when they light that Union missile
And we ll lift our feet up off the ground.
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.
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 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, our standard of living is highest all around,
But our standard of giving is the lowest when you re down,
So give a yell and a whistle when they light that Union missile
And we ll lift our feet up off the ground.
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.
