Guess the 1960s song lyrics #146

*First line is the artist name. 1966. Lyrics and music by Allen Toussaint. This artist was also from New Orleans. This is a working man's song and includes the sound of a pick axe. Ironically, songwriter and singing artist had never been in a coal mine. The artist did work on cars. After being on the road performing, he would go home, straighten car fenders, then paint the bodies of cars.