Bottom of the Mountain Songtext
von Johnny Cash

I was born in West Virginia
Where the land is black with coal
For a man to feed his family
It takes twelve hours a day a diggin′ in a dirty black hole

Way down in the bottom of a mountain
Way down in the bottom of a hole
Way down in the bottom of a mountain
I'm diggin′ and a shovelin' and a loadin' out the dirty black coal

Some men give their wives jewelry
Some men give their wives gold
But all I can give to my sweet woman
Are the few dollars I make from diggin′ out the dirty black coal


Way down in the bottom of a mountain
Way down in the bottom of a hole
Way down in the bottom of a mountain
I′m diggin' and a shovelin′ and a loadin' out the dirty black coal

I draw a script for most of my money
I never see a lot of that
I work all week and go to church on Sunday
Well the preacher gonna get what′s left when they pass the hat

Way down in the bottom of a mountain
Way down in the bottom of a hole
Way down in the bottom of a mountain
I'm diggin′ and a shovelin' and a loadin' out the dirty black coal
I′m diggin′ and a shovelin' and a loadin′ out the dirty black coal