some people say a man is made outta’ mud
a poor man’s made outta’ muscle and blood
muscle and blood and skin and bones
a mind that’s aweak 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
i loaded sixteen tons of number 9 coal
and the straw boss said well abless 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’ it was drizzlin’ rain
fightin’ and trouble are my middle name
i was raised in the canebrake by an ol’ mama lion
cain’t noa hightoned 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 a lotta men died
one fist of iron the other of steel
if the right one don’t aget you then 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
Artist: Tom Jones
Year: 1967
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 159