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Paul Epstein



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City: CHARLESTON
State: West Virginia
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/23/2006

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Dianna (2)
Monday, January 22, 2007 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Music
It is one year this month that 12 miners died in a coal mine at Sago, WV. I wrote this song last week and uploaded it  for free streaming or download.  If you like it, pass it on.  I've pasted the words below.
 

The Miners of Sago are Calling

©Paul Epstein, 2007

 

 

If I were a miner  working down in a hole

Diggin' out rock to get to the coal

I'd want the owners whose profit's at stake

To work there beside me makin' sure that it's safe

 

But they live in mansions and fly in their jets

And use politicians like they were their pets

They bust up the unions, buy ads on TV

They'd rather pay fines than pay for safety

 

Chorus:

The miners of Sago are callin'

From their graves in the WV hills

Sayin' it's time to stop stallin'

Make the companies swallow their pill

 

Good pay won't ease the sorrow

Insurance may cover the cost

The coal will still be there tomorrow

It ain't worth the lives that are lost

 

 

Coal has no future, some people say

It's dirty pollution has had it's heyday

Flattening mountains to get at the seams

Is destroying their beauty and poisoning streams

 

It's true that the jobs and the taxes coal pays

Are a godsend to states that have few other ways

For people to earn more than minimum wage

But it's time that we learned to turn a new page

 
1:33 AM
 
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Dianna
Dianna Doles Petry

 

Paul, I think this is a wonderful tribute to the memory of the Sago miners and for that matter, all of the coal miners that have given their lives through the years. My own father was a coal miner for forty-six years of his life and by the time he retired, he was too ill to enjoy it. I don't want to see any of the people I love turn to mining in order to make a living. As you said, it's time what we learned to turn a new page.

Dianna


 
Posted by Dianna on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 2:23 AM
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Paul Epstein

 
Thanks, Dianna. I have nothing but respect for coal miners and the sacrifices they make.
 
Posted by Paul Epstein on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 2:42 AM
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Sandi
Sandi Burkhart

 
You did a great job on that song. The coal miners sure don't get the respect they deserve, they have a very dangerous job.
 
Posted by Sandi on Saturday, June 30, 2007 - 3:02 PM
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