Searching for "coal" reveals its use across various genres, appearing in lyrics of 20 tracks.Explore how artists use this specific phrasing in their creative work.
coal
Singer: cash, johnny
my pappy said when i was seventeen you're six feet tall and your face is clean
and it don't look right for a boy that old to not make a livin' loadin' coal
loadin' coal loadin' coal i'm a double first cousin to a dad blamed mole
my pappy said when i was seventeen you're six feet tall and your face is clean
and it don't look right for a boy that old to not make a livin' loadin' coal
loadin' coal loadin' coal i'm a double first cousin to a dad blamed mole
Singer: edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros
start
hot coals laying on my motorcade
jewelry gone
start
hot coals laying on my motorcade
jewelry gone
Singer: incubus
in spite of this we're doing just fine
even diamonds start as coal. give us time to shine
even diamonds start as coal. we're both aligned in frame of mind
in spite of this we're doing just fine
even diamonds start as coal. give us time to shine
even diamonds start as coal. we're both aligned in frame of mind
Singer: siouxsie and the banshees
two black holes staring
from deep in the coal mind
murder in mind-murder deep in the coal mind
two black holes staring
from deep in the coal mind
murder in mind-murder deep in the coal mind
Singer: judds, the
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workin' in the coal mine
goin' on down
start
workin' in the coal mine
goin' on down
Singer: earle, steve
well
the devil put the coal in the ground
devil put the coal in the ground
well
the devil put the coal in the ground
devil put the coal in the ground
Singer: lightfoot, gordon
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sweet guinevere you're off to the coal town tonight
and your young brother ernie's up in pittsburgh pa
start
sweet guinevere you're off to the coal town tonight
and your young brother ernie's up in pittsburgh pa
Singer: waits, tom
and he carries her soul
a coal stove and a bed
a skillet and a hound
and he carries her soul
a coal stove and a bed
a skillet and a hound
Singer: sanctus real
could be a treasure that you'd only see thru the eyes of grace
looking for a diamond in the black coal
it feels good when you strike gold
could be a treasure that you'd only see thru the eyes of grace
looking for a diamond in the black coal
it feels good when you strike gold
Singer: joshua james
pickin' till the wild wind blows
'cause it's a coal
it's a coal war
pickin' till the wild wind blows
'cause it's a coal
it's a coal war
Singer: jim white
back in the bad old days
but i'm done turning diamonds to coal
now just before dinner time
back in the bad old days
but i'm done turning diamonds to coal
now just before dinner time
Singer: white, jim
back in the bad old days
but i'm done turning diamonds to coal
now just before dinner time
back in the bad old days
but i'm done turning diamonds to coal
now just before dinner time
Singer: collins, judy
he's got a blood red spot on his wing
and all the rest of him is black as coal
of all the colors i ever did see
he's got a blood red spot on his wing
and all the rest of him is black as coal
of all the colors i ever did see
Singer: anderson, lynn
but you're too late in askin'
mr peabody's coal train has hauled it away
well
but you're too late in askin'
mr peabody's coal train has hauled it away
well
Singer: destroyer
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students carve hearts out of coal
i just thought i'd let you know. in this town we go down for the sake of going under. students carve hearts out of coal
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students carve hearts out of coal
i just thought i'd let you know. in this town we go down for the sake of going under. students carve hearts out of coal
Singer: loretta lynn
well
i was born a coal miner's daughter
in a cabin
well
i was born a coal miner's daughter
in a cabin
Singer: yoakam, dwight
he said i'm sorry my son but yer too late in askin'
mr. peabodys' coal trains hauled it away
well sometimes we travel right down the green river
he said i'm sorry my son but yer too late in askin'
mr. peabodys' coal trains hauled it away
well sometimes we travel right down the green river
Singer: mccall, c. w.
she drank a whole lot a' water
and she ate a lot of coal
and they called her the silverton
she drank a whole lot a' water
and she ate a lot of coal
and they called her the silverton
Singer: travis, randy
was like finding a diamond
when you're mining for coal. i've been a fool for glitter and gold
and women that sparkle shiny and cold
was like finding a diamond
when you're mining for coal. i've been a fool for glitter and gold
and women that sparkle shiny and cold
Singer: echo & the bunnymen
for the sins i may not shed
burn like coals inside my head
smoldering black and flaming red
for the sins i may not shed
burn like coals inside my head
smoldering black and flaming red