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 Sl, Peter don't you call me, cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store,
Well I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine Picked up my shovel and walked to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal The strawboss said well-a bless my soul.
You load sixteen tons and what do you get another day older and deeper in debt Sl, Peter don't you call me, cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store,
Well 1 was born one morning, it was drizzling rain Trouble and fighting are my middle name I was raised in a cane brake by an old mama lion Can't no high-toned woman make me walk Ihe line
You load sixteen tons and what do you get another day older and deeper in debt Sl, Peter don't you call me, cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store,
You load sixteen tons and what do you get another day older and deeper in debt Sl, Peter don't you call me, cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store,