Sid from Almost Proud by Del McCoury Band
Tracklist
| 9. | Sid | 3:48 |
Lyrics
In the southern West Virginia
Back in nineteen twenty-one
Trouble was a brewin
And more way yet to come
It started down in Matewan
About fifteen months before
Ten or more were killed that day
Across the valley floor
The big coal operators
Tried to drive the miners down
Sid Hatfield and his six guns
Left em lying on the ground
They summoned him to court that day
To pay for all his sins
The mine guards were a waigin there in welsh to do him in
So get back on that railroad train
And ride Sid ride
Get back down to Matewan
While you still have time to hide
Baldwin Frits is here in Welch
And they want to gun you down
So get back on that railroad train and ride
Sid went down to the hotel
And dropped off both of his guns
They say he showed no fear that day
He wasn’t gonna run
As they heard off to court
Sid and his friend Ed
Were gunned down on the court house steps
The nine guards show em dead
They said he was a hero
Of all the mining men
He stood up for the working men
That needed help back then
He didn’t die for glory
He didn’t die for fame
He made a stand for what was right
For his family name
So get back on that railroad train
And ride Sid ride
You’re going back to Matewan
But it’s too late to hide
You won’t hear the whistle blow
Or the clicking of the the track
They put you on that railroad train to ride
Get on that train to glory Sid
And ride ride ride
You’ve gone to meet your maker
On that training up in the sky
Your deed will be remembered
Your name will never die
Get on that train to glory sid and ride
