My daddy was a miner
My daddy's daddy, too
Union, God, and country
Is all they ever knew
They worked from early mornin'
'Til the evenin' whistle blew
When it'd strike the mine
They'd walk the line
'Cause that's just what ya do

When you're born in West Virginia
A miner through and through
Union, God, and country
Was all you ever knew

Union, God, and country
West Virginia, golden blue
Union, God, and country
Was all we ever knew

Before there was a union
The company was king
You'd work your fingers to the bone
Couldn't show a thing
You shifted coal to Friday
Draw your pay and then
You'd walk down to the company store
And give it back again

That's why they made the union
They had nothin' left to lose
Union, God, and country
Was all they ever knew

It was union, God, and country
West Virginia, golden blue
Union, God, and country
Was all we ever knew

It was union, God, and country
West Virginia, golden blue
Union, God, and country
Was all we ever knew
It was union, God, and country
West Virginia, golden blue
Union, God, and country
Was all we ever knew