[Verse 1]
When I was a curly-headed baby
My daddy set me down on his knee
He said, "Go to school and learn your letters
Don't you be a dirty miner like me"

[Chorus]
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow
Coal cars rambling past my door
Now they're standing in a rusty row, all empty
And the L and N don't stop here anymore

[Verse 2]
I used to think my daddy was a black man
With scrip enough to buy the company store
Now he goes downtown with empty pockets
And his face is white as February snow

[Chorus]
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow
Coal cars rambling past my door
Now they're standing in a rusty row, all empty
And the L and N don't stop here anymore

[Verse 3]
Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard
To draw my pay as I had done before
Them old kudzu vines covered the window
Trees and grass growing through the floor
[Chorus]
I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow
Coal cars rambling past my door
Now they're standing in a rusty row, all empty
And the L and N don't stop here anymore
No, the L and N don't stop here anymore