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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dwight Yoakam
Acoustic Guitar
David Mansfield
Dobro
Pete Anderson
Electric Guitar
Brantley Kearns
Fiddle
Glen D. Hardin
Piano
Jay Dee Maness
Pedal Steel Guitar
Jeff Donavan
Drums
John David Foster
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dwight Yoakam
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brian Levi
Engineer
Eddie Schreyer
Mastering Engineer
Pete Anderson
Producer
Lyrics
Dwight Yoakam & Ralph Stanley
When the whistle blows each morning
And I walk down in that cold, dark mine
I say a prayer to my dear Saviour
Please let me see the sunshine one more time
Chorus:
When oh when will it be over
When will I lay these burdens down
And when I die, dear Lord, in heaven
Please take my soul from 'neath that cold, dark ground
Instrumental
I still grieve for my poor brother
And I still hear my dear old mother cry
When late that night they came and told her
He'd lost his life down in the Big Shoal Mine
Chorus:
When oh when will it be over
When will I lay these burdens down
And when I die, dear Lord, in heaven
Please take my soul from 'neath that cold, dark ground
Instrumental
I have no shame, I feel no sorrow
If on this earth not much I own
I have the love of my sweet children
An old plow mule, a shovel and a hoe
Chorus:
When oh when will it be over
When will I lay these burdens down
And when I die, dear Lord, in heaven
Please take my soul from 'neath that cold, dark ground
Yeah when I die, dear Lord, in heaven
Please take my soul from 'neath that cold, dark ground
Writer(s): Dwight David Yoakam
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