[Intro]
Here's a song called Hazard— "Hazard, Kentucky"
Tells of a coal strike that's been goin' on there for about seven months now
Where the sheriff of the county owns some of the mines
And, uh, the miners went on CBS television to raise funds
They raised about eleven thousand dollars
Which was sent down there
The publisher of the local newspaper kept ten, gave them one
So here's hard times in "Hazard, Kentucky"

[Verse 1]
Some people think that unions are too strong
Union leaders should go back where they belong
But I wish that they could see just a little more of poverty
Then they might start to sing a different song

[Verse 2]
Well, let's look at old Kentucky for a while
It is hard to find a miner who will smile
Well, the Constitution's fine, but it's hard reading in the mines
And when welfare stops, the trouble start to pile

[Chorus]
Mining is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky
And if you ain't minin' there, well, my friends, you're awful lucky
'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a union that will care
[Verse 3]
The Depression was ended with the war
But nobody told Kentucky, that is sure
Some are living in a sewer while the jobs are gettin' fewer
But more coal is mined than ever was before

[Chorus]
Mining is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky
And if you ain't minin' there, well, my friends, you're awful lucky
'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a union that will care

[Verse 4]
And the badge of Sheriff Combs always shines
When duty calls, he seldom ever whines
Well, I don't like raisin' thunder, but it sort of makes you wonder
When he runs the law, but also runs the mines

[Chorus]
Mining is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky
And if you ain't minin' there, you're awful lucky
'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a union that will care

[Verse 5]
Yes, our standard of living is the highest all around
But our standard of giving is the lowest when you're down
So give a yell and give a whistle when they light that union missile
And we'll all lift our knees up off the ground
[Chorus]
Mining is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky
And if you ain't minin' there, well, my friends, you're awful lucky
'Cause if you don't get silicosis or pay that's just atrocious
You'll be screamin' for a union that will care