The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore

By:Jean Ritchie · Source Recording: June Carter (1975)Song details

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When I was a curly-headed baby
My daddy sat me down on his knee
He said go to school and learn your letters
Don't be a dirty miner like me

I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard hollow
Coal cars ramblin' past my door
Now they're standing in a rusty roll all empty
And the L&N don't stop here anymore

I used to think my daddy was a black man
With scrip enough to buy the company store
Now he goes downtown with empty pockets
And his face is white as February snow

Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard
To draw my pay as I'd done before
Them old kudzu vines covered the window
Trees and grass growing through the floor

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  • *Verse 2 only: one extra measure on [5] here

By:Jean Ritchie · Source Recording:June Carter (1975)

Song Details

Also Known As
The L and N Don't Stop Here Anymore
Songwriter
First Release
Jean Ritchie (1965)
Genres
Singer-Songwriter Americana Classic Bluegrass
Themes
Hard Times Mining Trains
Jam Popularity

History

Further reading: Secondhand Songs

Source Recording

Artist
Key Em Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 131 BPM Length 2:50
Musicians

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