Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Come to build their castles high Can't you see that silver shine? Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside They're comin' in from out of town They cut the timber and strip the ground And onward to the sun they climb Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Come to build their castles high Born to see that silver shine Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside ♪ Just like in the days of old When they come to look for coal It seems they're never satisfied Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside And still, I have to move their dirt Can't stand them boys, but I need to work I pay my debts and close my eyes Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Come to build their castles high Born see that silver shine Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside ♪ Now there's nothin' that the past can do And the present's always gone too soon And the future like bullet flies Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside Come to build their castles high Born to see that silver shine Rich folks diggin' on the mountainside