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 and skin and bones A mind that's weak and a back that's strong [Chorus] You load 16 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] Shh I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine Loaded 16 tons of number nine coal And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul" [Chorus] 16 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 3] Yeah I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain A-fighting and trouble are my middle name I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion Ain't no boss man 'live make me walk the line [Chorus] I load 16 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 4] So 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 16 tons and 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 [Outro] To the company store To the company store Yeah