16 Tons

[Verse 1] Some people say a man is made out of mud A poor man's made out of muscle and blood Muscle and blood, skin and bones A mind that's weak and a 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 morning when the sun didn't shine I picked up my shovel, I walked to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal And the straw boss said, "Well, 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 [Bridge] If you see me coming, better step aside A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died One fist of iron, the other of steel If the right one don't 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