Working in the Coal Mine

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Working In The Coal Mine" is a song with music and lyrics by Allen Toussaint.

After Toussaint returned to New Orleans from the army (from 1963-65), he formed a production company, Sansu, with partner Marshall Sehorn. A number of singles, performed by Lee Dorsey, followed in 1965-66, including "Working in the Coal Mine". ^[1]

It was a Lee Dorsey hit, and entered the Top Forty on August 13, 1966, where it reached #8.

[edit] Recorded by

• Lee Dorsey (1966)
• Allen Toussaint (1971)
• Blue Swede (1974)
• Devo (1981)
• The Judds (1985)
• Harry Connick, Jr. (2007)

[edit] References