The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore

Listen on Bandcamp: https://lukenickled.bandcamp.com/albu... This is a Jean Ritchie song, but the way I'm doing it here is closer to Guy Carawan's version on Tree of Life. When I was a curly headed baby my father sat me down upon his knee said son you go to school, learn your letters don't you be a dusty coal miner like me I was born and raised in the mouth of the hazard holler with the coal cars rollin past my door now they sit in a rusty row of empties cus the L&N Don't stop here anymore I used to think my daddy was a rich man with scrip enough to buy the company store now he sits at home pockets empty his face as white as February snow Never thought I live to love the coal dust never thought I'd pray to hear those tipples roar but God if only grass could turn to money I'd have greenbacks in my pockets once more Last night I dreamed I went down to the office to get my payday like I done before but all I found was empty broken windows and kudzu growin right up through the floor #folkmusic #protest #banjo #country #folksong