Will Oldham credited as playing...
Danny Radnor
- Danny Radnor: [Narrating] It were 19 and 20 in the southwest fields and things was tough. The miners was trying to bring the union to West Virginia and the coal operators and their gun thugs was set on keeping them out.
- Danny Radnor: 'Round here, there's the Missionary folks. They's the hardshell Baptists. Then there's the Freewill folks, which is your softshell Baptists. Right now, I preach for both.
- Danny Radnor: [Narrating] All we got is our misery, Joe Kenehan used to say, and the least we could do is share it.
- Danny Radnor: Them scabs done it, up the line a mile. They was all colored this time. They bust his nose!
- Danny Radnor: [narrating] It was hard times and it was hungry times too. The union relief was spread thin, and the hope of a new day can feed your soul, but leave your belly rumbling.
- Joe Kenehan: Danny, I came here to help.
- Danny Radnor: Sure you did. First people come here to help us with some money. Next we know, we got no land. Then they say they're going to help us with a job and a place to live, and they stick us in some damn coal camp and let us dig out their mines. Now you come here to help us bring in the new day. Well, Hillard ain't going to see no new day. We had about as much help as we can stand. We got to take care of ourselves.
- Joe Kenehan: We got to take care of each other.