DESCRIPTION:
Story of an overworked and unappreciated coal miner, trying to hold together brittle finances with a spouse refusing to accept such a lifestyle.

Style/Genre: Rockabilly, Blues, Bluegrass

Lyrics

Alarm bell rings at 6AM,
Hold the Line, Hold the Line
Don't come home 'till half past 10,
Hold the Line, Hold the Line
Something's gonna have to change, can't keep buying diamond rings,
all the time

All day long the foreman says,
Hold the Line, Hold the Line
Gotta go to work on Saturdays,
Hold the Line, Hold the Line
Fourteen hours of the day and now I've even got to stay
for overtime

She drops me off at the old Number 9
Back to work at that West Virginia mine
That damn woman, gonna have a real good time

My wife for life she says,
Hold the Line, Hold the Line
Put food on the table and sheets on the bed,
Hold the Line, Hold the Line
Come to find out she's havin' fun, don't come home 'till the rising sun,
man I ain't blind

Kids ain't got no shoes to wear,
Hold the Line, Hold the Line
Try to save a dollar but she don't care,
Hold the Line, Hold the Line
Momma goes out nearly every night, jury comes out sayin' it ain't right
it's a crime

She drops me off at the old Number 9
Back to work at that West Virginia mine
That damn woman, gonna have a real good time

A hard day's work as I hear the whistle blow
Oh my Madeline I know you ain't been alone
You damn woman, you know you had a real good time....

Video by Purple Dwarf Tower, original song 'Big Chimney' written and recorded by Purple Dwarf Tower, copyright 2012.