Deep in the belly of the Pocahontas seam Methane gas met a head lamp flame Blast tore its way through tunnel number 5 Nine tired miners lost their lives Down in the center of Millionaire Town Fine folks dancin’ in their tails and gowns Smokin' stogies when the curtains caught Flames filled the room, nobody got out Ghosts in the ballroom, ghosts in the mine One eatin’ pastries, one eatin’ time Night after night, music plays fast Tauntin' the miners down in their shaft There's a miners' revolution in the coal baron’s ballroom Everybody on the dance floor scrappin' toe to toe Such new-found elation 'neath the spectral moon, So snag a partner and do-si-do yeah snag a partner And do-si-do Coal dust flyin' on the velvet settees Sapphires droppin’ in the white Chablis Dirty boots stompin' on the marble floors Chandelier shakin' over the petit fours In the verdigris glow of the mansion roof Miners slurped caviar and turtle soup Drank smooth bourbon that's a century old Cashed their scrip for the Baron’s gold There's a miners' revolution in the coal baron’s ballroom Everybody on the dance floor scrappin' toe to toe Such new-found elation 'neath the spectral moon, So snag a partner and do-si-do yeah snag a partner And do-si-do One for the auger, two for the pick Three for the prison of the company scrip Four for the gas, five for the flame Six for the camp with the baron’s name Seven for the beat knee, eight for the store Nine miners kickin’ down the ballroom door There's a miners' revolution in the coal baron’s ballroom Everybody on the dance floor scrappin' toe to toe Such new-found elation 'neath the spectral moon, So snag a partner and do-si-do yeah snag a partner And do-si-do Lyrics (c) 2026 Deborah Browning
