<P> Beat It Down the Line is a country - blues song written by Jesse Fuller and first recorded in 1961 . The lyrics mention `` Joe Brown 's Coal Mine '' , which refer to Joseph E. Brown , four times governor of Georgia and president of the Dale Coal Company who ran numerous coal mines in the state . </P>
<P> Beat It Down the Line is a country - blues song written by Jesse Fuller and first recorded in 1961 . The lyrics mention `` Joe Brown 's Coal Mine '' , which refer to Joseph E. Brown , four times governor of Georgia and president of the Dale Coal Company who ran numerous coal mines in the state . </P>
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Jesse Fuller
Jesse Fuller