You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
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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 will never leave Harlan alive
Well, my granddad's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride
He said won't you walk with me out of this mouth of this holler
Or we'll never leave Harlan alive
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
And you spend your life just thinking how to get away
No one ever knew there was coal in these mountains
Till a man from the Northeast arrived
Waving hundred dollar bills and saying I'll pay y'all for your minerals
But he never left Harlan alive
Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west to Pineville
To a farm where the big Richland river winds
And 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, they got hard and tobacco wasn't selling
And old granddad knew what he had to do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to granny
But he never left Harlan alive
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
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 will never leave Harlan alive
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
You will never leave Harlan alive
Well, my granddad's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride
He said won't you walk with me out of this mouth of this holler
Or we'll never leave Harlan alive
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
And you spend your life just thinking how to get away
No one ever knew there was coal in these mountains
Till a man from the Northeast arrived
Waving hundred dollar bills and saying I'll pay y'all for your minerals
But he never left Harlan alive
Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west to Pineville
To a farm where the big Richland river winds
And 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, they got hard and tobacco wasn't selling
And old granddad knew what he had to do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to granny
But he never left Harlan alive
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
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 will never leave Harlan alive
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:14.12] In the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky
[00:22.73] That's the place where I trace my bloodline
[00:30.29] And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
[00:38.79] You will never leave Harlan alive
[00:45.38]
[00:49.07] Well, my granddad's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
[00:57.65] And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride
[01:04.00] He said won't you walk with me out of this mouth of this holler
[01:12.43] Or we'll never leave Harlan alive
[01:18.33]
[01:21.55] Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
[01:28.26] And the sun goes down about three in the day
[01:34.89] And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
[01:41.38] And you spend your life just thinking how to get away
[01:49.77]
[01:53.90] No one ever knew there was coal in these mountains
[02:01.69] Till a man from the Northeast arrived
[02:08.26] Waving hundred dollar bills and saying I'll pay y'all for your minerals
[02:16.44] But he never left Harlan alive
[02:22.61]
[02:26.69] Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west to Pineville
[02:34.39] To a farm where the big Richland river winds
[02:40.63] And I bet they danced them a jig and they laughed and sang a new song
[02:48.80] Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive?
[02:54.76]
[03:31.76] But the times, they got hard and tobacco wasn't selling
[03:39.99] And old granddad knew what he had to do to survive
[03:46.57] He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to granny
[03:55.09] But he never left Harlan alive
[04:00.96]
[04:04.44] Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
[04:11.30] And the sun goes down about three in the day
[04:18.01] And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
[04:24.79] And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
[04:32.91] Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
[04:39.62] And the sun goes down about three in the day
[04:46.00] And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
[04:52.54] And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
[05:00.99]
[05:12.25] In the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky
[05:20.10] That's the place where I trace my bloodline
[05:27.62] And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
[05:36.12] You will never leave Harlan alive
[05:41.76]
[00:22.73] That's the place where I trace my bloodline
[00:30.29] And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
[00:38.79] You will never leave Harlan alive
[00:45.38]
[00:49.07] Well, my granddad's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
[00:57.65] And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride
[01:04.00] He said won't you walk with me out of this mouth of this holler
[01:12.43] Or we'll never leave Harlan alive
[01:18.33]
[01:21.55] Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
[01:28.26] And the sun goes down about three in the day
[01:34.89] And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
[01:41.38] And you spend your life just thinking how to get away
[01:49.77]
[01:53.90] No one ever knew there was coal in these mountains
[02:01.69] Till a man from the Northeast arrived
[02:08.26] Waving hundred dollar bills and saying I'll pay y'all for your minerals
[02:16.44] But he never left Harlan alive
[02:22.61]
[02:26.69] Granny sold out cheap and they moved out west to Pineville
[02:34.39] To a farm where the big Richland river winds
[02:40.63] And I bet they danced them a jig and they laughed and sang a new song
[02:48.80] Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive?
[02:54.76]
[03:31.76] But the times, they got hard and tobacco wasn't selling
[03:39.99] And old granddad knew what he had to do to survive
[03:46.57] He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to granny
[03:55.09] But he never left Harlan alive
[04:00.96]
[04:04.44] Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
[04:11.30] And the sun goes down about three in the day
[04:18.01] And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
[04:24.79] And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
[04:32.91] Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning
[04:39.62] And the sun goes down about three in the day
[04:46.00] And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking
[04:52.54] And you spend your life digging coal from the bottom of your grave
[05:00.99]
[05:12.25] In the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky
[05:20.10] That's the place where I trace my bloodline
[05:27.62] And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
[05:36.12] You will never leave Harlan alive
[05:41.76]