My daddy was a miner
My daddy's daddy, too
Union, God, and country
Is all they ever knew
They worked from early mornin'
Till the evenin' whistle blew
When it'd strike the mine
You'd walk the line
'Cause that's just what ya do
When you're born in West Virginia
A miner through and through
Union, God, and country
Was all you ever knew
Union, God, and country
West Virginia, golden blue
Union, God, and country
Was all we ever knew
Before there was a union
The company was king
You'd work your fingers to the bone
Couldn't show a thing
You shifted coal to Friday
Draw your pay and then
You'd walk down to the company store
And give it back again
That's why they made the union
They had nothin' left to lose
Union, God, and country
Was all they ever knew
It was union, God, and country
West Virginia, golden blue
Union, God, and country
Was all we ever knew
It was union, God, and country
West Virginia, golden blue
Union, God, and country
Was all we ever knew
It was union, God, and country
West Virginia, golden blue
Union, God, and country
Was all we ever knew
The lyrics UNION, GOD AND COUNTRY of STEVE EARLE is also present in the album Ghosts of west virginia (2020)
Steve Earle è un cantautore, musicista e attore statunitense nato a Texas nel 1955. Considerato uno dei più importanti cantautori del folk rock americano, Earle ha una carriera di oltre quarant'anni caratterizzata da un sound che fonde country, blues, rock e punk. Le sue canzoni spesso trattano temi sociali come la povertà, la giustizia sociale e le lotte degli oppressi. Tra i suoi album più noti figurano "Guitar Town" (1986), "Copperhead Road" (1988) e "The Hard Way" (2009). Earle è anche un attore di successo, con ruoli in film come "The Apostle" (1997) e "Walled In" (2008). Tra i suoi brani più rappresentativi ricordiamo "Copperhead Road", "Guitar Town", "Ellis Unit One" e "I Feel Alright".
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