Working in the Coal Mine

"Working in the Coal Mine"
Original vinyl release
Single by Lee Dorsey
from the album Working in the Coal Mine - Holy Cow
B-side"Mexico"
ReleasedJuly 1966
GenreR&B
Length2:42
LabelAmy
Songwriter(s)Allen Toussaint
Producer(s)Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn
Lee Dorsey singles chronology
"Confusion"
(1966)
"Working in the Coal Mine"
(1966)
"Holy Cow"
(1966)
143 BPM

"Working in the Coal Mine" is a song with music and lyrics by the American musician and record producer Allen Toussaint. It was an international hit for Lee Dorsey in 1966, and has been recorded by other musicians including Devo in 1981.