Coal Train Passes Me

Coal train passes me pa rum pum pum pum A hundred cars I see pa rum pum pum pum Each car five hundred pounds pa rum pum pum pum Of dust it spews around pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum Coal train blocks our roads pa rum pum pum pum For hours and hours it goes with load after load It cuts me off from home pa rum pum pum pum My children are alone pa rum pum pum pum rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum Coal sits in our ports, big mountains of coal We’ve stripped the earth of coal pa rum pum pum pum The dust fills up my lungs pa rum pum pum pum I taste dust on my tongue pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum Our coal goes to Asian factory ports To dusty towns built just to slave on exports We bum up coal a lot pa rum pum pum pum Coal makes our planet hot pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum Coal train passes me pa rum pum pum pum On its last run.