Sixteen Tons
๐ต 1040 characters
โฑ๏ธ 2:14 duration
๐ ID: 14720560
๐ Lyrics
Some people say a man is made outta dirt
Bow-legged britches and a humpbacked shirt
Every man has his woman to make him tick
But only the miner has his pick
You load 16 tons, how do you feel?
Too tired to work, too scared to steal
Saint Peter, don't you holler for me today
'Cause I'm a-diggin' the other way
Uncle John was a miner, he was long and tall
Chasin' after women made him end it all
He could never catch 'em, though he tried
So old Uncle John laid down and died
Just 16 tons
16 tons
16 tons
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I remember my mama was a-gone at the time
The doctor looked down, and said, "Oh, my
I wonder whether he's gonna walk or fly"
16 tons (whoa-ooh)
16 tons (whoo)
16 tons
Well, I've shoveled this coal 'til my back is bent
My get-up-and-go has got up and went
My wife ran away with my friend Jim
I don't miss her, but I do miss him
You load 16 tons, what do you get?
Slag in your pants and soaked with sweat
Tennessee Ernie done made this song
But the pea-picker sung the words all wrong
Bow-legged britches and a humpbacked shirt
Every man has his woman to make him tick
But only the miner has his pick
You load 16 tons, how do you feel?
Too tired to work, too scared to steal
Saint Peter, don't you holler for me today
'Cause I'm a-diggin' the other way
Uncle John was a miner, he was long and tall
Chasin' after women made him end it all
He could never catch 'em, though he tried
So old Uncle John laid down and died
Just 16 tons
16 tons
16 tons
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I remember my mama was a-gone at the time
The doctor looked down, and said, "Oh, my
I wonder whether he's gonna walk or fly"
16 tons (whoa-ooh)
16 tons (whoo)
16 tons
Well, I've shoveled this coal 'til my back is bent
My get-up-and-go has got up and went
My wife ran away with my friend Jim
I don't miss her, but I do miss him
You load 16 tons, what do you get?
Slag in your pants and soaked with sweat
Tennessee Ernie done made this song
But the pea-picker sung the words all wrong
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.27] Some people say a man is made outta dirt
[00:11.03] Bow-legged britches and a humpbacked shirt
[00:14.06] Every man has his woman to make him tick
[00:17.56] But only the miner has his pick
[00:20.51] You load 16 tons, how do you feel?
[00:24.59] Too tired to work, too scared to steal
[00:27.53] Saint Peter, don't you holler for me today
[00:31.12] 'Cause I'm a-diggin' the other way
[00:41.27] Uncle John was a miner, he was long and tall
[00:45.12] Chasin' after women made him end it all
[00:48.33] He could never catch 'em, though he tried
[00:51.44] So old Uncle John laid down and died
[00:55.13] Just 16 tons
[00:58.69] 16 tons
[01:01.99] 16 tons
[01:07.99] I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
[01:11.46] I remember my mama was a-gone at the time
[01:15.06] The doctor looked down, and said, "Oh, my
[01:18.33] I wonder whether he's gonna walk or fly"
[01:21.94] 16 tons (whoa-ooh)
[01:25.24] 16 tons (whoo)
[01:28.52] 16 tons
[01:34.57] Well, I've shoveled this coal 'til my back is bent
[01:38.58] My get-up-and-go has got up and went
[01:41.80] My wife ran away with my friend Jim
[01:45.14] I don't miss her, but I do miss him
[01:48.10] You load 16 tons, what do you get?
[01:52.17] Slag in your pants and soaked with sweat
[01:55.46] Tennessee Ernie done made this song
[01:58.67] But the pea-picker sung the words all wrong
[02:02.37]
[00:11.03] Bow-legged britches and a humpbacked shirt
[00:14.06] Every man has his woman to make him tick
[00:17.56] But only the miner has his pick
[00:20.51] You load 16 tons, how do you feel?
[00:24.59] Too tired to work, too scared to steal
[00:27.53] Saint Peter, don't you holler for me today
[00:31.12] 'Cause I'm a-diggin' the other way
[00:41.27] Uncle John was a miner, he was long and tall
[00:45.12] Chasin' after women made him end it all
[00:48.33] He could never catch 'em, though he tried
[00:51.44] So old Uncle John laid down and died
[00:55.13] Just 16 tons
[00:58.69] 16 tons
[01:01.99] 16 tons
[01:07.99] I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
[01:11.46] I remember my mama was a-gone at the time
[01:15.06] The doctor looked down, and said, "Oh, my
[01:18.33] I wonder whether he's gonna walk or fly"
[01:21.94] 16 tons (whoa-ooh)
[01:25.24] 16 tons (whoo)
[01:28.52] 16 tons
[01:34.57] Well, I've shoveled this coal 'til my back is bent
[01:38.58] My get-up-and-go has got up and went
[01:41.80] My wife ran away with my friend Jim
[01:45.14] I don't miss her, but I do miss him
[01:48.10] You load 16 tons, what do you get?
[01:52.17] Slag in your pants and soaked with sweat
[01:55.46] Tennessee Ernie done made this song
[01:58.67] But the pea-picker sung the words all wrong
[02:02.37]