- no, sir, no. - i would about guarantee if everybody here, their dad who worked in the coal mines probably told their son, "don't go into the coal mines." - that's what i was told. - that's what i told mine. - yeah. - i mean, you're gonna tell them, "no, don't do it," but you know, if they do, you're gonna be proud. i'm proud. from the stickers we put on our buckets, from the stickers we put on our hats, to my coffee mug there, passed down. i don't mess that thing up, my son goes into the mines, that's gonna be his. [light guitar music] ♪ ♪ - ♪ i'm a stone's throw from the mill ♪ ♪ and i'm a good walk to the river ♪ ♪ but my working day is over ♪ ♪ we'll go swim our cares away ♪ - it's so easy from afar to say that coal's time here has come and gone, that we should let the miners move, find some other work.