Black Lung Fever
I never knew my grandpa's 'cause they worked down in a mine
I never knew my grandpa's 'cause they worked down in a mine
They got that black lung fever
And they died before my time

My grandpa's they were black men when they came up out of that hole
My grandpa's they were black men when they came up out of that hole
You know a poor man ain't got no color
Break his back to save his soul

My mama had no shoes until the day she want to school
My mama had no shoes until the day she want to school
And her clothes were hand-me-downs
That's how miners' families do

I never knew my grandpa's 'cause they worked down in a mine
I never knew my grandpa's 'cause they worked down in a mine
They got that black lung fever
And they died before my time