[Verse 1]
Well this job I got, is just a little too hard
Running out of money, Lord, I need more pay
I'm gonna wake up in the morning, Lord
I'm gonna pack up my bags
I'm gonna beat it on down the line

[Refrain]
Goin' down the line (Goin' down the line)
Goin' down the line (Goin' down the line)
Goin' down the line (Goin' down the line)
Goin' down the line (Goin' down the line)
Yes, I'm goin' down the line (Goin' down the line)
Goin' down the line (Goin' down the line)
Yeah, uh-huh, well now, beat it on down the line

[Verse 2]
Yes and I'll be waiting at the station, Lord, when that train pulls on by
Ah-ha, I'm going back where I belong
Listen, I'm goin' north to my same old used to be, uh-huh now
Down in Joe Brown's coal mine

[Refrain]
I said coal mine (coal mine)
Whoa, coal mine (coal mine)
Said a coal mine
Well, a coal mine
Oh, oh, coal mine
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, coal mine
Well now, down in Joe Brown's coal mine
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Yes, I'm goin' back to that shack way across the railroad track, uh-huh
That's where I think I belong
You see now, I got a sweet lover, yeah, that's waiting there for me
Yeah, and that's where I'm gonna make my happy home

[Refrain]
Said happy home
Whoa, happy home
I said a happy home
Said a happy, said a happy, happy, happy, happy home
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, happy home
Well now, that's where I'm gonna make my happy home