[JEWELL]
The air was cold and the ground was wet
I was just as muddy as a man could get
Hadn't any light but a little oil lantern
It got you in so tight that you know you can't turn back
I was slitherin' 'round on my belly and knees
I could feel my fingertips about to freeze
I could almost see where the prisoner lay
Just about to holler when I heard him pray
"Oh my Lord, have mercy on my soul
Don't let me die alone in this dark hole
And when my savior is at hand
I'll be sure to meet him on top of the land
I won't go diggin' 'round in the hollows and holes
I'ma leave it up to the hogs and moles
Never set another foot inside a cave
If I make it outta this lonesome grave"
And there he remains all alone
In a cold Kentucky hillside
There he remains all alone
In a cold Kentucky hillside
He was layin' still like he was dead
Water tricklin' down on top his head
Seven whole days he hadn't had a crumb
His eyes were sunk and wearisome
He swallowed what I had right outta my hand
Then he took some coffee from an old tin can
I told 'im we would soon dig 'im outta this place
And a little smile goes across his face
He said, "Boy, thank God that you are here
Now I know my rescue is near
And when my time comes to die
I'll be sure to do it where I can see sky
I won't go diggin' 'round in the hollows and holes
I'ma leave it up to the hogs and moles
Never set another foot inside a cave
If I make it outta this lonesome grave"
And there he remains all alone
In a cold Kentucky hillside
And there he remains all alone
In a cold Kentucky hillside
