New Riders of the Purple Sage Dirty Business (John Dawson) A Well the marshall came to town And his hat was pulled way down He looked like he had business on his mind He didn't stop to say, he just rode along his way Until he stopped in at the office of the mine Chorus A A Dirty business, A A Dirty business, A A D Dirty business down in Coal Creek E E D A Dirty Business down in {on} Coal Creek, this morning. Well I make two bucks a day That ain't a healthy pay My kids {dogs} are just beginning to get sick There's talk been going 'round How their gonna shut us {the old mine} down If the man don't come and fix things pretty quick. Repeat Chorus Pretty soon there was a crowd It was getting pretty loud And the men all said they'd be no work today But the owner wouldn't budge He just set there like a judge And he wouldn't give a nickle more in pay Repeat Chorus Just then they heard a sound That came rumblin' from the ground And everyone went rushing for the door It finally left no doubt The mine was not an issue anymore