Sixteen Tons Lyrics - Singles - Frankie Laine

Some people say a man is made outta' mud 

A poor man's made outta' muscle and blood 

A muscle and blood, skin and bones 

A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong 

You load sixteen tons and what do ya 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 

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine 

I picked up a shovel and walked to the mine 

I loaded sixteen tons of number 9 coal 

And the store boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul" 

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You load sixteen tons and what do ya 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 

If you see me comin', better step aside 

A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died 

One fist of iron, the other of steel 

If the right one don't getcha, then the left one will 

Sixteen tons and what do ya 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 

I was born one mornin' and it was drizzlin' rain 

Fightin' and trouble are my middle name 

I was raised in a canebrake by an ol' mama lion 

Can't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line 

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You load sixteen tons and what do ya 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