Sixteen Tons
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I was born in a drivin' rain Fightin' an' trouble are my middle name if you see me comin' you better step aside Well, a lotta men didn't, and a lotta men died Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man's made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones A mind that's weak and a back that's strong You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? Another day older and you're deeper in debt St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store Well, I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine I picked up a shovel, and I walked in a mine I loaded sixteen tons of Number 9 coal An' the store boss said, "Well, bless my soul" |
You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? Another day older and you're deeper in debt St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store (bridge) Well, if you see me comin' you better step aside A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died I've got one fist of iron and another of steel If the right one don't get you, then the left one will You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store Oooo ... sixteen tons an' what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store |
