Sixteen Tons

Well, now some folks say a man is made outta mud

But a poor man's made outta muscle and blood

Muscle and blood, skin and bones

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

You load sixteen tons and what do you get?

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

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

I grabbed my shovel and I went to the mine

I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal

The straw boss hollered, "Well, damn your soul"

You load sixteen tons and what do you get?

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

Well, I was born one mornin' in the drizzlin' rain

Fightin' trouble been my middle name

You see me comin', you better step aside

A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died

You load sixteen tons and what do you get?

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 owe my soul to the company store