Sixteen Tons
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π ID: 17355110
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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 bone
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
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 16 tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul"
You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
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 lotta men didn't, and a lotta 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 16 tons, and what do you gain?
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', and it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Ain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
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
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood, and skin and bone
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
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 16 tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul"
You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
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 lotta men didn't, and a lotta 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 16 tons, and what do you gain?
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', and it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Ain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
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
β±οΈ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.46] Some people say a man is made outta mud
[00:06.30] A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
[00:10.47] Muscle and blood, and skin and bone
[00:14.13] A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
[00:18.00] You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
[00:22.07] Another day older and deeper in debt
[00:25.85] Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[00:29.82] I owe my soul to the company store
[00:36.00] I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
[00:41.85] I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
[00:45.41] I loaded 16 tons of number nine coal
[00:49.57] And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul"
[00:53.21] You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
[00:57.46] Another day older and deeper in debt
[01:01.08] Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[01:05.19] I owe my soul to the company store
[01:10.57] If you see me comin', better step aside
[01:17.10] A lotta men didn't, and a lotta men died
[01:20.83] One fist of iron, the other of steel
[01:24.41] If the right one don't a-get you, then the left one will
[01:28.11] You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
[01:32.78] Another day older and deeper in debt
[01:36.30] Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[01:40.45] I owe my soul to the company store
[01:46.75] I was born one mornin', and it was drizzlin' rain
[01:52.35] Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
[01:55.75] I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
[01:59.68] Ain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
[02:03.62] You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
[02:08.02] Another day older and deeper in debt
[02:11.43] Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[02:17.68] I owe my soul to the company store
[02:28.72]
[00:06.30] A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
[00:10.47] Muscle and blood, and skin and bone
[00:14.13] A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
[00:18.00] You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
[00:22.07] Another day older and deeper in debt
[00:25.85] Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[00:29.82] I owe my soul to the company store
[00:36.00] I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
[00:41.85] I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
[00:45.41] I loaded 16 tons of number nine coal
[00:49.57] And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul"
[00:53.21] You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
[00:57.46] Another day older and deeper in debt
[01:01.08] Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[01:05.19] I owe my soul to the company store
[01:10.57] If you see me comin', better step aside
[01:17.10] A lotta men didn't, and a lotta men died
[01:20.83] One fist of iron, the other of steel
[01:24.41] If the right one don't a-get you, then the left one will
[01:28.11] You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
[01:32.78] Another day older and deeper in debt
[01:36.30] Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[01:40.45] I owe my soul to the company store
[01:46.75] I was born one mornin', and it was drizzlin' rain
[01:52.35] Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
[01:55.75] I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
[01:59.68] Ain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
[02:03.62] You load 16 tons, and what do you gain?
[02:08.02] Another day older and deeper in debt
[02:11.43] Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[02:17.68] I owe my soul to the company store
[02:28.72]