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Sixteen Tons
Johnny Sandon
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Some people say a man is a-made out of mud
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood, skin and bones
He got a mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and a-deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't call me 'cause I just can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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Now I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I went on down the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the store boss said, "Well a-bless my soul"
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and a-deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't call me 'cause I just can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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Well if you see me a-comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't hear, they all died
I got one fist of iron, the other of steel
Now 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 a-deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't call me 'cause I just can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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