Sixteen Tons (Reggae Cover)

Some people say a man's 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

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

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

I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine

Loaded sixteen tons of that number nine coal

Straw boss shatter well bless my soul

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

I was born one mornin' in the drizzlin' rain

Fightin' and trouble are my middle name

I was raised rakin' the cane break of ol' mama's line

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

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

If you see me comin' better step aside

A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died

One fist of iron and the other one of steel

If the right one don't get you, the left one will

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