H e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s b e r g

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i v e s E d i t i o n

JANINE POMMY VEGA

The Coal Bin Blues

Been hangin' out in the coal bin,

got dust up in my clothes,

Said I been messin' round in the coal bin

got soot all up in my clothes

Who cares about the mess

when my coal man brings a full load?

Coal truck creakin' and a whinin'

makes his slow way up the hill

Said that rusty truck be grindin'

his old slow way up my hill

Who cares how long he's climbin'?

At the top he fills the bill.

Coal man likes to start out spoonin'

like a viper on parole

Say me and the coalman spoonin'

like two vipers on parole

Next you know a cloud of coal dust

like a balm over my soul

Those who say ole folks don't do it

don't be knowin' my friends or me

Them's that say ole folks can't do it

ain't never seen my friends and me

When my furnace needs a churnin'

only the coal man satisfies me.

I been hangin' out in the coal bin,

got that dust up in my clothes,

Said I been messin' round in the coal bin

dusty fingers dusty toes

Who cares about the coal dust

when my coal man brings a full load?