The Platters

The Platters - Sixteen Tons lyrics

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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 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

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

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
Cain'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
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Author: Merle Travis

Composer: ?

Publisher: Mercury Records Ltd.

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Released in: 1958

Language: English

Cover from: Merle Travis - 16 Tons (1946)

Appearing on: Four Platters And One Lovely Dish (2000) , 18 Capolavori Originali (1991) , Best Selection (2002) , Les Plus Grands Succès (1964) , The Platters (2007) , The Platters (2006) , Classics (2000) , The Magic Touch (1991) , Golden Hits (1986) , Bodas De Plata (1981) , Selection Of The Platters (1998) , Unforgettable Hits (1990) , Le Meilleur De Platters (1999) , Timeless Classics (2004)

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