[Verse 1]
I was born on this mountain a long time ago
Before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coal
When you woke up in the mornin before it was light
And you go down in that dark hole and come back up at night
[Chorus]
I was born on this mountain, this mountain s my home
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they re gone
But I ll die on this mountain, this mountain s my home
[Verse 2]
I was young on this mountain but now I am old
And I knew every holler and cool swimmin hole
Till one night I lay down and woke up to find
That my childhood was over and went down in the mine
[Chorus]
I was born on this mountain, this mountain s my home
And she holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they re gone
But I ll die on this mountain, this mountain s my home
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
There s a hole in this mountain and it s dark and it s deep
Oh the lord only knows all the secrets it keeps
There s a chill in the air only miners can feel
And there are ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed
[Chorus]
I was born on this mountain, this mountain s my home
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they re gone
But I ll die on this mountain, this mountain s my home