Deep in the Dark of the Jubilee Seam

Henry took great comfort in the belly of that coal mine

With his pickaxe and his shovel by his side

He hardly saw the sun - never spoke to anyone

But anyone could tell you he was only a man

Of flesh and bone

Mary was a daughter of the local tavern

She was born with liquor in her veins

And any man who laid his hands upon her

Was lucky to have used his hands again

Mmmhmm

And in the middle of the night deep in the dark in the candlelight

You can feel the weight of it there’s no way of escapin’ it

In the middle of the night deep in the dark in the candlelight

(years later…)

How many years had it been since he’d come up?

How many years had it been?

And how many times did she wait through the night

Thinkin’, “I’ll never do this again?"

A rumble in the mountain, a canary in the dirt

And a hundred men and Henry knew that feelin’s had been hurt

Flickerin’ light, all covered in coal with his pickaxe and his shovel

Henry sat down in the dirt and knew he was in trouble

Uh Huh - Uh Huh uh uh

And in the middle of the night deep in the dark in the candlelight

You can feel the weight of it there’s no way of escapin’ it

In the middle of the night deep in the dark in the candlelight

Uh huh - Uh huh uh uh

Uh huh - Uh huh uh uh