[Verse 1]
Sirens on the ridge at dawn
Coal dust on the union hall floor
Coffee in a styrofoam cup
Names chalked on the door
Peabody Company man with a crisp blue tie
Talking ’bout “tightening belts”
But his shoes never walked that seam
Or felt what our lungs have felt
[Chorus]
Money has no conscience
Greed has no heart
They bring scabs in on the Coal River
Tryin’ to tear this town apart
We got our camo on
We got jack rocks in the road
Camped out in the dark
’Cause money has no conscience
And greed has no heart
[Verse 2]
Bus lights snake through the holler
bringing in those scabs
Strangers staring straight ahead
They don’t see the pictures on the fence
Or the black crepe on our beds
Old man Joe with his oxygen tank
Says
“Boys
This ain’t just pay”
“It’s the pills
It’s the pension
It’s the promise
They made and they’re stealing away”
[Chorus]
Money has no conscience
Greed has no heart
They bring scabs in on the Coal River
Tryin’ to tear this town apart
We got jack rocks in the road
Camped out in the dark
’Cause money has no conscience
And greed has no heart
[Bridge]
Raise that sign
Hold that line (hold that line)
From ’45
To ’91
Our fathers stood
So we could start
With more than dust
In a paper heart
[Chorus]
Money has no conscience
Greed has no heart
They bring scabs in on the Coal River
But they can’t buy what we are
We got jack rocks in the road
Camp solidarity sparks
Yeah
Money has no conscience
And greed has no heart
[Outro]
Coal River rolling slow
down through that scab hole
Moonlight on the carts
We’re tired
But we ain’t broke
They can’t own our hearts
