Billy Strange - 16 Tons lyrics

Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man's made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood, skin and bones; A mind that's weak and a back that's strong You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go: I owe my soul to the company store Well, I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine I picked up a shovel, Iwalked out to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of Number 9 coal An' the straw boss said: "Well, bless my soul." You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go: I owe my soul to the company store Well, I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Fightin' an' trouble are my middle name I was raised in the canebreak by an old mama lion Can't no high-toned woman makes me walk the line You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go: I owe my soul to the company store Well, if you see me comin', better step aside A lotta men didn't; a lotta men died One fist of iron, the other of steel If the right one don't get you, then the left one will You load sixteen tons an' what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St Peter don't you call me cause I can't go: I owe my soul to the company store