Lyrics for Sixteen Tons
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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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