Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1932 in Butcher Hollow,Van Lear, Kentucky) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960's and 1970's. In the 1970's she became one of the most famous women in all of America and frequently made "most admired women" polls alongside first ladies and world leaders.
According to Songfacts, Loretta Lynn's superstar Country career started in 1960 when she recorded " I'm a Honky Tonk Girl " as her debut single.
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DGD Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter EA7 In a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler D We were poor, but we had love GD That's the one thing that daddy made sure of A7D He shoveled coal to make a poor man's dollar.
My daddy worked all night in the Vanleer coal mine All day long in the field a-hoin' corn Mommie rocked the babies at night And read the Bible by the coal-oil light And ever'thing would start all over come break of morn'.
EbG#Eb Daddy loved and raised eight kids on a miner's pay FBb Mommy scrubbed our clothes on a washboard ever' day Eb Why, I've seen her fingers bleed G#Eb To complain there was no need BbEb She'd smile in Mommy's understanding way.
In the summertime we didn't have shoes to wear But in the wintertime we'd all get a brand new pair From a mail order catalog Money made from sellin' a hog Daddy always managed to get the money somewhere.
EAE Yeah!, I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter F#B I remember well - the well where I drew water E The work we done was hard AE At night we'd sleep 'cause we were tired BE I never thought of ever leaving Butcher Holler.
Well, a lot of things have changed since way back then And it's so good to be back home again Not much left but the floor Nothing lives here anymore Except the mem'ries of a coal miner's daughter
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