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Sixteen Tons
Pete Seeger
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Well now, some folks say a man is made outta mud
But a poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood, skin and bone
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get?
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
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Well, I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I grabbed my shovel, and I went to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The straw boss hollered, "Well, damn your soul"
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get?
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
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Well, I was born one mornin' in the drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble been my middle name
You see me comin', you better step aside
A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died
You load sixteen tons, and what do you get?
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
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I owe my soul to the company store
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