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"Working in the Coal Mine" is a song written by the American musician and record producer Allen Toussaint that was an international hit for Lee Dorsey in 1966. The recording took place at Cosimo Matassa's Governor Nichols Street studio in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Musicians included guitarist Roy Montrell, drummer Albert "June" Gardner, and bassist Walter Payton. The song has subsequently been recorded by a number of other artists.
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