Sixteen Tons-Tom Jones

[ti:Sixteen Tons] [ar:Tom Jones] [al:The Definitive Tom Jones 1964-2002] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sixteen Tons - Tom Jones [00:04.66]Written by：Merle Travis [00:09.32]Some people say a man is made out of mud [00:14.18]Well a poor man's made outta muscle and blood [00:18.99]Muscle and blood [00:21.19]Skin and bone [00:23.36]A mind [00:23.82]That's weak and a back that's strong [00:27.26]You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get [00:32.27]Another day older and deeper in dept [00:36.43]Saint peter don'tcha call me [00:38.64]'Cause I can't go [00:40.76]I owe my soul to the company store [00:49.23]I was born one morning [00:51.90]When the sun didn't shine [00:54.41]I picked up his shovel [00:56.38]And walk to the mines [00:58.37]I loaded sixteen tons number nine coal [01:03.46]Till boss said [01:05.10]Well uh bless my soul [01:07.31]You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get on [01:12.37]Another day older and deeper in dept [01:16.83]Saint peter don'tcha call me [01:18.64]'Cause I can't go [01:20.70]I owe my soul to the company store [01:29.38]I was born one mornin it was drizzlin' rain [01:34.89]Fightin' and trouble are my middle name [01:39.34]I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion [01:43.41]Cain't no a high toned woman make me [01:46.44]Walk the line [01:47.71]You load sixteen tons and what do you get [01:52.88]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:57.08]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [02:01.61]I owe my soul to the company store [02:10.64]If you see me comin' better step aside [02:15.38]A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died [02:19.27]I got one fist of iron [02:22.01]The other of steel [02:23.86]And the right one doesn't [02:25.58]Get you then the list one will [02:28.25]You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get [02:32.65]Another day older and deeper in dept [02:37.70]Saint peter don'tcha call me [02:39.52]'Cause I can't go [02:43.54]I owe my soul [02:50.50]To the company [02:54.55]Store