16 Tons Some people said a man is made of mud You load Sixteen Tons, whadaya get I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine You load Sixteen Tons, whadaya get I was born one morning it was drizzl'n rain You load Sixteen Tons, whadaya get If you see me comin' better step aside You load Sixteen Tons, whadaya get
Tennessee Ernie Ford
A poor mans made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind thats weak and a back thats strong
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 picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded Sixteen Tons of number 9 coal
And the store boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
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
Fightin' and Trouble are my middle name
I was raised in a canebrake by an old mama lion
Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line
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 lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
One fist of iron the other of steel
If the right one don't get ya, the left one will
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
