16 Tons

[Verse 1] 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 mind that’s -weak and back that’s strong [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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" [Chorus] 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 4] If you see me comin’ better step a side A lotta men didn’t 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 [Chorus] 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