16 Tons Songtext
von Bart&Baker feat. Tommy Dollar

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 a-weak and a back that′s strong

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 nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-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

(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 a-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 owe my soul to the company store