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Sixteen Tons
The Charlie Daniels Band
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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
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter don't call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I ran to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter don't call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain
Fighting and trouble were my middle name
I was raised in the cane break by an old mama lion
And old high toned woman made me walk the line
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter don't call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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Well, if you see me coming, better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
One fist of iron and the other one of steel
If my right one don't get you then my left one will
You load sixteen tons and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter don't call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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