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| − | |<pre>Some people say a man is made outta mud | + | |<pre>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 | ||
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| + | Some people say a man is made outta mud | ||
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood | A poor man's made outta muscle and blood | ||
Muscle and blood and skin and bones | Muscle and blood and skin and bones | ||
| − | A mind that's | + | A mind that's weak and a back that's strong |
| − | You load sixteen tons | + | You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? |
| − | Another day older and deeper | + | Another day older and you're deeper and debt |
| − | + | St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go | |
I owe my soul to the company store | I owe my soul to the company store | ||
| − | I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine | + | Well, I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine |
| − | I picked up | + | I picked up a shovel, and I walked in a mine |
| − | I loaded sixteen tons of | + | I loaded sixteen tons of Number 9 coal |
| − | + | An' the store boss said, "Well, bless my soul." | |
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
| − | |<pre> | + | |<pre>You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? |
| − | + | Another day older and you're deeper debt | |
| − | + | St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go | |
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| − | You load sixteen tons | + | |
| − | Another day older and deeper | + | |
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I owe my soul to the company store | I owe my soul to the company store | ||
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| − | A lotta men didn't | + | |
| + | Well, if you see me comin' you better step aside. | ||
| + | A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died | ||
One fist of iron, the other of steel | One fist of iron, the other of steel | ||
| − | If the right one don't | + | If the right one don't get you, then the left one will |
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| + | You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? | ||
| + | Another day older deeper and 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 | + | Another day older deeper and debt |
| − | + | St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go | |
I owe my soul to the company store | I owe my soul to the company store | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Revision as of 04:45, 18 February 2012
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 and 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 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 One fist of iron, the other 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 deeper and 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 deeper and debt St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store |
