Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

This nine pound hammer

 Is a little too heavy

 Buddy for my size size size

 Buddy for my size

So I'm going on the mountain

 Just to see my baby

 And I ain't coming back

 No I ain't coming back

Chorus

Roll on buddy

 Don't you roll so slow

 Well, tell me how can I roll roll roll

 When the wheels won't go

 Roll on buddy

 Pull you load of coal

 Tell me how can I pull

 When the wheels won't roll

It's a long way to Harlan

 It's a long way to Hazard

 Just to get a little brew brew brew

 Just to get a little brew

And when I die

 You can make my tombstone

 Out of number nine coal

 Out of number nine coal

(Repeat Chorus)