Big Bill Broonzy - Sixteen Tons lyrics

Some people says the man's made out of mud Man's made out of flash and blood Flash and blood and skin and bone A mind that's week and a back that's strong You load sixteen tons, so what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt So, St. Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine I loaded sixteen ton of number nine coal The straw-boss said, "God-dog your soul" You load sixteen tons and, now, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt So, St. 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 it was drizzle in rain Fightin' and shootin' is my middle name I was born in a canebreak, raised by my ol' mama hound No high-tone mama can make me walk the line I load sixteen tons, so what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt So, St. Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store You see me comin' you better step aside A lot of men didn't and a whole lot of them died One fist of iron and one of steal The right one don't get you, boy, the left one will So, load sixteen ton, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt So, St. Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store