Allen Toussaint's version of "Working in a Coalmine" morphs into the hit later.

In a recent Canadian television interview Allen tells us about Lee Dorsey's love of auto body work and that singing was almost secondary despite his hits with "Ya-Ya" (the notorious name Morris Levy appears as co-writer) , "Ride Your Pony" (composer Naomi Neville was Allen Toussaint using his mother's maiden name) and "Working in a Coalmine". The 1966 hit was written and produced by the essential New Orleans musician, singer, arranger, pianist Allen Toussaint. who also composed the Al Hirt hit Java, Ernie K Doe's Mother-in-Law, Herb Alpert's "Whipped Cream" the theme for The Dating Game and Glen Campbell's "Southern Nights". He has made appearances on the fine HBO series "Treme".