Sixteen Tons (Live)

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

You load sixteen tons, 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

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

I picked up my shovel, walked down to the mine

I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal

The straw boss said, "Well, bless your soul"

You load sixteen tons, 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

I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain

Fighting and trouble are my middle names

I was raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion

There ain'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

St. Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go

I owe my soul to the company store

If you see me coming, better step aside

A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died

I got one fist of iron, the other's steel

If my right one don't get you, well, my left one will

You load sixteen tons, 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

You load sixteen tons, 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