Текст песни
I was born on this mountain a long time ago
Before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined all the coal
When you rose up in the morning before it was daylight
To go down in that dark hole, come back up at night
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
Well, she holds me and keeps me from the worry and the woe
Well, they took everything she gave and now they've gone
Well, I'll die on this mountain, this mountain is my home
I was young on this mountain, but now I'm old
And I knew every holler, every cool water swimming hole
'Til one night I laid down and I woke up to find
That my childhood was over and I went down in that mine
I was born on this mountain, this mountain is my home
Well, she holds me and keeps me from the worry and the woe
Well, they took everything she gave and now they've gone
But I'll die on this mountain, for this mountain is my home
There's a hole in this mountain, lord it's dark and it's deep
God only knows all the secrets that it keeps
There's a cold chill in the air that only miners can feel
And there's ghosts in the tunnels that the company didn't seal
I was born on this mountain, this mountain is my home
Well, she holds me and keeps me from the worry and the woe
Well, they took everything she gave and now they've gone
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain is my home
I'll die on this mountain, this mountain is my home