《You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive》是Kathy Mattea演唱的歌曲，收錄於《Coal》專輯中。
基本介紹
- 外文名：You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
- 所屬專輯：Coal
- 歌曲原唱：Kathy Mattea
- 歌曲語言：英語
歌曲歌詞
In the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
You'll never leave Harlan alive
Oh my granddad's dad
crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride
Said Won't you walk with me
out of the mouth of this holler
Or we'll never leave Harlan alive
Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin'
The sun goes down about three in the day
And you'll fill your cup with
whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life
just thinkin' of how to get away
No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
Till a man from the northeast arrived
He was waving hundred dollar bills said
I'll pay you for your minerals
But he never left Harlan alive
Grandma sold out cheap
and they moved out west of Pikeville
To a farm where big Richland river winds
Oh I bet they danced them a jig
and they laughed and sang a new song
Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive
But the times got hard and tobacco wasn't selling
