Lake Fork Verne - Gettin in the coal

Dad ^Dand I would ^Abounce down the ^Droad In a truck we had borrowed from the neighbors ^Aagain On ^Dan early Sept- ^Gember ^Dmorn To get a load of coal ^Abefore winter set ^Din

The truck would ^Ashudder and ^Dbounce As they funneled in the coal at the ^Amine Small ^Dchunks of nut c^Goal it was c^Dalled A ^Dlot of shoveling to do ^Aonce it was ^Dhauled

Dad would back the truck up to ^Abasement ^Dwindow I pushed the heavy coal chute ^Ain We ^Dshoveled coal ^Gtogether all morning ^Dlong Sliding the coal into ^Athe bin ^Dbelow

Shiny ^Gblue-black ^Alumps of ^Dcoal Would burn in the furnace this ^Awinter But ^Dright now, to get ^Gdone was the ^Dgoal And take the truck ^Aback to the ^Dneighbor

It ^Dwas a drag to ^Gme in my ^Dyouth To have to do the chores and work that ^Away But ^Dnow late in life, I ^Gknow the ^Dtruth And I wish I could shovel ^Acoal again with Dad ^Dtoday