YUBA COUNTY BLUES
(to tune of 16 tons)
3000 Tons and bigger you bet
A whole lot higher
and deeper in depth
(chorus)
St. Peter don't you scold me
For I don't know
I sold my soul
to the company store
The trucks they sa coming
from far away
Bringing in the trash
every day.
(chorus)
St. Peter don't you scold me
For I don't know
I sold my soul
to the company store
The trains will be a rolling
down the track
carrying more tonnage
You can count on that
(chorus)
Groundwaters up
and my health is down
I'ze too sick
to complain or frown
(chorus)
You tell me it's local
but that ain't so
Money shows me
where to go
St. Peter don't you scold me
For now I know
I sold my soul
to the company store