r/Damnthatsinteresting 8d ago

Video Coal mining

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u/Clockwork9385 8d ago

Saint Peter don’t you call me, ‘cause I can’t go

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u/Bishop-roo 8d ago

I owe my soul to the company store

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u/GrayGuard97 8d ago

🎶 I was born one mornin’ when the sun didn’t shine

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u/letMeTrySummet 8d ago

I picked up my pick, and I walked to the mine

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u/Sir_Gwan 8d ago

I loaded 16 tons of number 9 coal and the strong boss said, "Well bless my soul"

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u/Kikoul 8d ago

You load a 16 ton and what do you get?

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u/TheDarkLordDarkTimes 8d ago

Another day older and deeper in debt..

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u/ChadCheesy 8d ago

Saint Peter don’t you call me, cause I can’t go

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u/swissnavy69 8d ago

I owe my soul to the company store

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u/Wiggie49 8d ago

I was born one mornin' it was drizzlin rain

Fightin and trouble are my middle name

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u/Cel_Drow 8d ago

I was raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion

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u/Reptard77 8d ago

Can’t no high-tone woman make me walk the line 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/cynical_optimist_95 8d ago

You load sixteen tons, and what do you get?

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u/Good_Vibes_Only_Fr 8d ago

I was raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion

Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line

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u/Lysdexic_One 8d ago

I owe my soul to the company store...

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u/Ghost_MK312 8d ago

Another day older and deeper in debt

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u/Kikoul 8d ago

I 🎶owe🎶 my soul to the company store

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u/asshatterson 8d ago

I'm gonna rob the prez-o-dent