Difference between revisions of "Sixteen Tons"

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

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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