Dolly Parton

Released: November 17, 1980

Songwriter: Merle Travis

[Verse 1]
Come and listen, you fellows
So young and so fine
And seek not your fortune
In the dark, dreary mines

[Verse 2]
It will form as a habit
Seep in your soul
Til the blood in your veins
Runs as black as the coal

[Verse 3]
There's many a man
That I've known in my day
Who lived just to labor
His whole life away

[Verse 4]
Like a fiend with his dope
And a drunkard his wine
A man will have lust for
The lure of the mine

[Pre-Chorus]
It's dark as a dungeon
Damp as the dew
The danger is double
And the pleasures are few

[Chorus]
Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine

[Verse 6]
I hope when I'm gone
And the ages shall roll
My body will blacken
And turn into coal

[Verse 7]
Then I'll look from the door
Of my heavenly home
And I'll pity the miners
A-digging my bones

[Pre-Chorus]
It's dark as a dungeon
Damp as the dew
The danger is double
And the pleasures are few

[Chorus]
Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine

Where the rain never falls
Where the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon
Way down in the mine

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music

Beginning her career as a child performer, Parton issued a few modestly successful singles from 1959 through the mid-1960s, showcasing her distinctive soprano voice. She came to greater prominence in 1967 as a featured performer on singer Porter Wagoner’s weekly television program; their first duet single, a cover of Tom Paxton’s “The Last Thing on My Mind”, was a top-ten hit on the country singles charts, and led to several successful albums before they ended their partnership in 1974. Moving towards mainstream pop music, Parton’s 1977 single “Here You Come Again” was a success on both the country and pop charts. A string of pop-country hits followed into the mid-1980s, the most successful being her 1981 hit 9 to 5" (from the film of the same name), and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”, both of which topped the U.S. pop and country singles charts. A pair of albums recorded with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris were among her later successes. In the late 1990s, Parton returned to classic country/bluegrass with a series of acclaimed recordings

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