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Wed Jan-04-06 03:59 AM
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16 Tons And What Do You Get....... |
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"SIXTEEN TONS"
By Merle Travis
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
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Chorus
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
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I 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...
(Chorus)
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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
(Chorus)
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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
(Chorus)
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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
THAT'S A CORPORATE STORE!!!!!
May those miners Rest In Peace. And God Bless The Families.
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Wed Jan-04-06 04:08 AM
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1. God love and keep them |
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4. Fords version came later. Travis wrote it. n/t |
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