Steve Earle - Union, God and Country lyrics

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[Steve Earle - Union, God and Country lyrics]

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 gold and 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
Drew 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 gold and blue
Union, God and country was all we ever knew

It was Union, God and country
West Virginia gold and blue
Union, God and country was all we ever knew
It was Union, God and country
West Virginia gold and blue
Union, God and country was all we ever knew

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