i can plow a field of forty acres feed the chickens feed the hogs fix the drain pipe pick the guitar and never loose no time mow the grass prune the peach trees fix that window broken by that kid o mine still find the time of an evenin to go fishin on the river put a fence round my land read a story to my baby i m a west virginia man i work in the coal mine 8 hours a day eat supper read the paper put up 100 bails of hay run off a batch of moonshine relax next to the fan chew tobacco sing a fine song i m a west virginia man i can heard 100 head of cattle chop the fire wood shoe the horses paint the barn patch the roof to make sure it won t leak pick the beans throw some hay seeds check the musqrat traps down by the creek before it gets late i can pick a pack of apple that my woman will fry take my youngest son out huntin i m a west virginia man i work in the coal mine 8 hours a day eat supper read the paper put up 100 bails of hay run off a batch of moonshine relax next to the fan chew tobacco sing a fine song i m a west virginia man