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Lyrics for Sixteen Tons

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Sixteen Tons lyrics

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-a weak

and a back that's strong

You load sixteen tons

what do you get

another day older

and deeper in debt

Saint Peter don't you call me

'cause I can't go

I owe my soul

to the company store

I... was born one mornin'

when the sun didn't shine

I picked up my shovel

and I walked to the mine

I loaded sixteen tons

of number nine coal

and the straw boss said

well, a-bless my soul

You load sixteen tons

what do you get

another day older

and deeper in debt

Saint Peter don't you call me

'cause I can't go

I owe my soul

to the company store

I... was born one mornin'

it was drizzlin' rain

fightin' and trouble

are my middle name

I was raised in the canebrake

by an ol' mama lion

cain't no-a high-toned woman

make me walk the line

You load sixteen tons

what do you get

another day older

and deeper in debt

Saint Peter don't you call me

'cause I can't go

I owe my soul

to the company store

If... you see me comin'

better step aside

a lot of men didn't

a lot of men died

One fist of iron

the other of steel

if the right one

don't-a get you

then the left one will

You load sixteen tons

what do you get

another day older

and deeper in debt

Saint Peter don't you call me

'cause I can't go

I owe my soul

to the company store

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