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NINE POUND HAMMER Sung by: Unknown, with banjo accompaniment Recorded in Mountain View, AR 4/19/63 Click here to listen to the original recording It’s a little bit heavy, For my size, Baby, for my size. I’m going on the mountain, Going to see my baby, And I ain’t coming back, No, I ain’t coming back. Chorus: Well, roll on, buddy, Don’t you roll too slow. How can I roll When the wheels won’t roll? Well, roll on, buddy, With your load of coal. How can I roll When the wheels won’t roll? It’s a long way to Harlan, It’s a long way to Hazard, Just to get a little coal, Just to get a little coal. And when I’m gone, You can make my tombstone Out of number nine coal, Out of number nine coal. (Chorus, repeated twice) |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |