Lee Dorsey

REFRAIN

Working in the coal mine
Going down down down
Working in the coal mine
Whoop I wanna sit down

REPEAT REFRAIN

Five o'clock in the morning
I'm already up and gone
Lord I'm so tired
How long can this go on

REFRAIN sung twice

Cause I work every morning
Hauling coal by the ton,
But when saturday rolls around
I'm too tired to have any fun

REFRAIN sung twice

Spoken:Lord, I'm so tired. How long can this go on?

(Now the entire song is repeated, fading out on the spoken part)

Oh, well, I'm sittin' here, la, la,
Waiting for my ya ya,
Uh huh, uh huh.
Er, sittin' here, la, la,
Waiting for my ya ya,
Uh huh, uh huh.
It may sound funny,
But I don't believe she's comin',
Uh huh, uh huh.

Baby, honey, don't leave me worried,
Uh huh, uh huh.
Er, baby, honey, er, don't leave me worried,
Uh huh, uh huh.
You know that I love you.
Oh, how I love you,
Uh huh, uh huh.

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Get out my life, woman
You don't love me no more
Get out my life, woman
You don't love me no more
Get out my life, woman
You don't love me no more, no girl
Get out my eyes, teardrops
I gotta see my way round
Get out of my eyes, teardrops
I gotta see my way round, yea
Get out my life, honey
Nothin' but heartaches by the pound
Get off my ladder, woman
I got to climb up to the top
Get off my ladder, woman
I got to climb up to the top, oh whoa yea
Get off my ladder, woman
And there is nothin' gonna make me stop
Get out my way, woman
I've got to be movin' on
Get out the way, woman
I've got to be movin' on, yea
Get out the way, woman
I've got to be movin' on, girl
Get out my life, woman
You don't love me no more

Love lots of lovin'
Love lots of lovin', ooh yeah

If you could see inside my soul
You'd see love lots of lovin'
You see a love that will never grow old
You'd see love lots of lovin'

This whole world is a better place to live
When the one you love in return does give you

Love lots of lovin'
Love lots of lovin'

Sometimes it gets rough and I don't mean maybe
Don't worry 'bout nothin' stickin' with me, baby
Love lots of lovin'

You know what I mean
Come on, give it to me

I need a love lots of lovin', ooh yeah
Love lots of lovin', love lots of lovin'

I wake up in mornin' with you on my mind
I gotta see you come rain or shine
Listen to me, I need you bad
And I will never leave you baby

There's a feelin' deep inside me
And it's all for you and it will always be

Love lots of lovin'

You move me, baby
You move me
You're so groovy

Love lots of lovin'
Love lots of lovin'

Well, every little bit of thing I do, yeah baby
I'm just tryin' to get closer to you
Holy cow, what you doin', child?
You got the kind of love that drives me wild

If you could see inside my soul
You'd see love lots of lovin'
You see a love that will never run cold
You'd see love lots of lovin'

This whole world is a better place to live
When the one you love in return does give you

Love lots of lovin'
Love lots of lovin'
Love lots of lovin'

Twenty long miles from town
My old car broke down
The clutch is shot
And the sound is so hot
Oh, what I'd give to be home

Nineteen miles from town
My old car broke down
The battery's dead
Man, like I said
Oh, what I'd give to be home

Eighteen miles from town
My old car broke down
The fan belt's slipping
And the engine's missing
Oh, what I'd give to be home
Resting my bones

Seventeen miles from town
My old car broke down
Just my luck, I've got
The fuel pump's stuck
Oh, what I'd give to be home

When the sun's
So high up in the sky
And I'm trying to
Get home to my baby

When I get that far
I'm gonna get rid of this car
It's got to go, it's got to go
And I don't mean maybe

Sixteen miles from town
My old short broke down
My tire's down and no spare around
Oh, what I'd give to be home
Oh yeah

Fifteen miles from town
My old car broke down
The battery's dead
Man, like I said
Oh, what I'd give to be home

Fourteen miles from town
My old car broke down

When Mom and Papa first laid eyes
On me right from the start
They knew right away a lover was born
I'd be breakin' lovers' hearts
(Breakin' lovers' hearts)

At a very early age, yeah, I began to show sign
That a stone cold lover was born
Lord, I'm gonna let it shine, yeah
(I'm gonna let it shine, yeah)

Girl, if I can't love you
A reel can make gumbo
A drunken man don't stumble
A seein'-eye dog can learn to lead the blind

A bee don't deal in honey
The Beatles ain't got no money
And watermelons grow on a grapevine

One day my papa told me
?Son, sit down, I gotta talk to you
Said, don't believe I can't understand
I've been through the same thing too?

Said,&nbsp;?You think you're pretty hot stuff
And you dig every girl you see
But listen, son, settle for one
It'll save a lotta misery in the long run?

If that don't get it, sonny
There ain't no corpse in the dawn
There ain't no birds in a home
And you can get black from a turnip
If you squeeze and squeeze

Tears don't go with the blues
Chicken wear high-heeled shoes
And Old McDonald's farm didn't have no trees

I'm gonna take my papa's advice
Though it's gonna be hard to do
I'm gonna stop tryin' to prove a point
I'm gonna give myself to you, girl

If I fear you, baby
Ain't no leaps in a frog
There ain't no bumps on a log
And you can get black from a turnip
If you squeeze and squeeze

A new cow don't give milk
A egg don't got no yolk
And I'd pull side of pole right out of tree, yeah
Baby

Confusion, baby
(Confusion)
Confusion, baby
(Confusion)

(Confusion, baby, confusion)
Confusion, baby
(Confusion)

Heaven helped a man who is confused as I
(Confused)
She keeps me guessin', oh me, oh my
(Confused)

(One minute I'ma happy, next minute I'ma blue)
Confusion, baby, I don't know what to do
I don't know whether I'ma goin' or comin'
I just don't understand this woman
Confusion, baby
(Confusion)

Won't be the man that has a peace of mind
Won't be the fool like me worryin' all the time
(Confused)

(I should feel blessed for bringin' back you)
Confusion, baby, I'ma so confused
(Confused)
I don't know whether I'ma goin' or comin'
I just don't understand this woman

Confusion, baby
(Confusion)
Confusion, baby
(Confusion)

Confusion, baby
(Confusion)
Confusion, baby
(Confusion)
Confusion, baby
(Confusion)

Heaven helped a man who is confused as I
(Confused)
She keeps me guessin', oh me, oh my
(Confused)

(One minute I'ma happy, next minute I'ma blue)
Confusion, baby, I don't know what to do
I don't know whether I'ma goin' or comin'
I just don't understand this woman

Confusion, baby
(Confusion)
Confusion, baby
(Confusion)
Confusion, baby
(Confusion)

(Give it up, to give it up)
You know what's on my mind
(Give it up, to give it up, girl)
You've been wastin' too much time

You know you got what I want
You come on, you're 'bout to blow my mind
(Can you dig it? Give it up, to give it up, girl)
You've been wastin' too much time

(Give it up, to give it up, girl)
You know what's on my mind
Ah, don't wait another longer

Patiently I've waited, baby, waited just for you
And I ain't gonna move and act till you do what you're supposed to do
You got your thing together and I can't waited too
And that's the very reason, baby, I'm stickin' here with you

(Give it up, to give it up, girl)
You know what I'm talkin' about, give it to me
(You can dig it, to give it up, girl)
Yeah, make me shout

Give it to me
Give it to me
Give it to me

(Give it up, to give it up, girl)
My baby, don't take so long
It's right around the corner
I'm gonna get it and bring it home

(Give it, give it up, child)
Oh, make me shout
(Give it, to give it up, girl)
Oh, that's what I'm talkin' about

Give it to me
Give it to me
Give it to me
Give it to me

That's right, baby
Now you just give it to me

CHORUS: [Workin' in a coalmine

Goin' down, down, down

Workin' in a coalmine (woop!)

About to slip down

Workin' in a coalmine

Goin' down, down, down

Workin' in a coalmine (woop!)

About to slip down]

5 o'clock in the mornin'

I'm already up and gone

Lord, I'm so tired

How long can this go on?

[chorus]

'Cause I make a lil' money

Hauling gold by the ton

But when Saturday rolls around

I'm too tired for having fun (too tired for havin')

[chorus]

Lord, I'm so tired!

How long can this go on?

[chorus]

5 o'clock in the morning

I'm already up and gone

Lord, I'm so tired

How long can this go on?

[chorus]

5 o'clock in the mornin'

I'm already up and gone

Lord, I'm so tired

How long can this go on?

[chorus]

'Cause I make a lil' money

Hauling gold by the ton

But when Saturday rolls around

I'm too tired for having fun (too tired for havin')

[chorus]

(Lord, I'm so tired!)

Oh, well, I'm sittin' here, la, la,
Waiting for my ya ya,
Uh huh, uh huh.
Er, sittin' here, la, la,
Waiting for my ya ya,
Uh huh, uh huh.
It may sound funny,
But I don't believe she's comin',
Uh huh, uh huh.

Baby, honey, don't leave me worried,
Uh huh, uh huh.
Er, baby, honey, er, don't leave me worried,
Uh huh, uh huh.
You know that I love you.
Oh, how I love you,
Uh huh, uh huh.

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Written By DORSEY, LEE/LEWIS, CLARENCE L/LEVY, MORRIS
<i>Lyrics &copy; EMI Music Publishing</i>