Lyrics 16 Tons - Merle Travis

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 bone
A mind that's weak but a back that's strong
I loaded 16 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
Well i was born one day when the sun didn't shine
Picked up my shovel and i walked to the mine
I loaded 16 tons of #9 coal
And the straw boss said "boy, well bless your soul"
16 Tons...
If you see me coming, better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
I got one fist of iron the other of steel
And if the right one don't get you boy, the left one will
16 Tons...
I owe my soul to the company store