Letra de Sixteen tons

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

Coro

You load sixteen tons, and 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

was born one mornin´ and the sun didn´t shine

I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine

I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal and

the straw boss said, "well bless my soul!"

.....you loaded...

(Coro)

I was born one mornin´ it was drizzlin´ rain

fightin´ and trouble are my middle name

I was raised in a cane-brake by an old mama lion

can´t no high-toned woman make me walk no line

(Coro)


If you see me comin´, 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

(Coro)


You load sixteen tons, and 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