I live beside This dark coal mine The whistle blows Everyday on time When the rain pours down And the wind blows hard Black flowers Grow in my yard When I lost my man Down that old coal shaft I swear I heard The devil laugh And the angels left And they took my heart Now black flowers Grow in my yard And the undertaker Is a busy man He's got a clean blue shirt He's got soft pink hands Got a paved driveway And a brand new car Black flowers Grow in my yard When the baby cries I sing hush little one But I swear that I'm Gonna come undone 'Cause when the rain Pours down And the wind Blows hard Black flowers grow in my yard Black flowers grow in my yard Black flowers grow in my yard