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Some folks say a man is made outta mud |
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But a poor man's made outta muscle and blood |
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Muscle and blood, skin and bones |
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A mind that's weak and a back that's strong |
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You load sixteen tons and what do you get |
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Another day older and deeper in debt |
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Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go |
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I owe my soul to the company store, yeah, ha |
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I was born when the sun didn't shine |
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I became a man who would work in the mine |
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I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal |
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The foreman said, "Well, a-bless my soul" |
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I was born in drizzlin' rain |
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Fightin' and trouble was my middle name |
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When I come around, you better step aside |
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A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died, yes they did |
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You load sixteen tons and what do you get |
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Another day older and deeper in debt |
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Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go |
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I owe my soul to the company store |
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And hear you sing it one time with me |
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Sixteen tons and what do you get |
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Another day older and deeper in debt |
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Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go |
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I owe my soul to the company store |
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Everybody humming only |
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Mmm, hmm, ooh, ooh, yeah |
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Mmm, hmm, ooh, ooh |
