A sad song, and I'm not really sad today. But, this fits well with the signature that I have been using for quite awhile. Some of my ancestors came out of what might have been coal country in the US, some in very early days. The census has them all as "farmers." I hope that's true and they weren't coal miners. I think that most of that came after they had moved on to greener pastures.
Tons of people have done this one (Dolly Parton included,) but most go slow and bitter. This is how Billy Ed Wheeler intended (fast and agitated), turned up to 11 (you can hear the fear.)
@Pulsegleaner Omy the Kingston trio.. I remember them that’s going way back when I was 10/12 years old.
Believe it or not my piano teacher went with one of them. Darn if I remember which one. I still have one of their albums she gave her class.
It’s a Small World. Isn’t it. Reminds me of that song. Which is still relavent today.