12 Miners

13 miners
Deep inside the earth
My house lights are on
Thanks to their willingness to be in that W. Virginia mine
13 Miners
Knew the danger
Heard the crash
Knew they were trapped

Fellow miners try desperately
To free their 13 friends
From a 200 ft deep coal grave
12, oh no! 12 are gone!
12 lights that will never come on again
Deep inside that W. Virginia coal mine
Heavens light please shine for them
Help the families through this difficult time
Their loved ones lost
In that W. Virginia coal mine.

13 Miners
Deep inside the earth
My houselights are on tonight
Because they willingly went into the mine.

Thanks to all the coal miners
who willingly risk their lives
So we can have coal as an energy source.