Sixteen Tons Songtext
von I Giganti

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 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 store 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

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
Ain't no-a high-toned 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 a-get 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