Thirteen Miles (From The Tennessee Line)
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Just thirteen miles from the Tennessee line Was the end of a miner's dream Had to get away from the deep, dark mines Crawling in his hands and knees, Crawling on his hands and knees Johnny was a miner in a-Harlan Town Digging in the ground for coal Working his fingers down to the bone Living on the coal he sold, Living on the coal he sold When it grew cold and the work got hard John started making plans Had to get away from the deep, dark mines Crawling in his knees and hands, Crawling on his knees and hands Johnny had hopes most all of his life Someday he'd be a millionaire The Devil told Johnny he has to pass the bank There's a billion dollars there Thеre's a million dollars there Johnny got thе money and he headed south As fast as a-he could go Before he got to the Cumberland Gap Sirens began to blow, sirens began to blow Thirteen miles from the Tennessee line, was doing 95 The road was slick and John started sliding Over the mountainside, over the mountainside Just thirteen miles from the Tennessee line Was the end of a miner's dream Had to get away from the deep, dark mines Crawling on his hands and knees, Crawling on his hands and knees Thirteen miles from the Tennessee line Just thirteen miles from the Tennessee line Thirteen miles from the Tennessee line
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Credits
- Writers
- Lonnie Mullins
- Merle Kilgore