This nine pound hammer
Is a little too heavy
For my size
Honey, for my size

I'm going on the mountain
Gonna see my baby
And I ain't coming back
No, I ain't coming back

Roll on, buddy
Don't you roll so slow
How can I roll
When the wheels won't go

Roll on, buddy
Pull a load of coal
How can I pull
When the wheels don't roll

This nine pound hammer
Is a little too heavy
For my size
Honey, for my size

I'm going on the mountain
Gonna see my baby
And I ain't coming back
No, I ain't coming back
Roll on, buddy
Don't you roll so slow
How can I roll
When the wheels won't go

Roll on, buddy
Pull a load of coal
How can I pull
When the wheels don't roll

Now, when I'm long gone
Gonna build my tombstone
Out of number nine coal
Out of number nine coal

Roll on, buddy (Come on, and roll on, buddy)
Don't you roll so slow (Why do you roll so slow?)
How can I roll (Tell me, how can I roll?)
When the wheels won't go

Roll on, buddy
Pull a load of coal
How can I pull
When the wheels don't roll

Now, when I'm long gone
Gonna build my tombstone
Out of number nine coal
Lord, out of number nine coal