Lyrics:

This nine pound hammer
Is a little too heavy
For my size
Hey for my size

I'm going on a mountain
Going up there to see my baby, yeah
I don't think I'll be back, no
Not coming back this way

Hey, roll on buddy
Don't you go so slow
Ah, how can I roll...
My wheels, they don't go

Ah, roll on buddy
Pull a load of coal
Ah, how can I roll
My wheels, they won't roll

Now it's a long way to Harlem
And it's a long way to Hazard
Just to get a little brew, yeah
Just to get a little brew

Hey when I die...
I want my tombstone
Made of number nine coal, yeah
Make it a number nine coal

Hey, roll on buddy
Now don't you roll so slow
Ah, how can I roll
Can't you see that my wheels, they don't go

Now roll on buddy
Pull a load of coal
Ya, how can I roll
My wheels, they just won't go?

Now this nine pound hammer
Just a little bit too heavy
Ah, for my size
Hey, hey, hey, for my size

I'm going on a mountain
Going up there to see my baby
And I don't think I be coming back, no, no
Not coming back this way

Whyt don't you roll on buddy
Don't you roll so slow
Ah, how can I roll, sir
My wheels, now they don't go

I want you to roll on buddy
Hey pull a load of coal
Ah, how can I roll
My wheels, they don't go

It's a nine pound hammer