Shut Up in the Mines of Coal Creek

The birds are sweetly singing
The sun is shining bright
But in our place of toiling
It is as dark as night

Chorus
Shut up in the mines at Coal Creek
I know we're bound to die
But if we'll trust in Jesus
Our souls to heaven will fly

Oh I see my loved ones
My wife is in distress
She does not know that her husband
Is going home to rest

The sky is falling my darling
And death is right at hand
I'm going home to heaven
To live in a better land