Sixteen Tons-Tom Jones

[ti:Sixteen Tons] [ar:Tom Jones] [al:The Legendary Tom Jones - 30th Anniversary Album] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sixteen Tons - Tom Jones [00:06.03]Written by：Merle Travi [00:12.07]Some people say a man is made outta mud [00:17.04]A poor man's made outta muscle and blood [00:21.44]Muscle and blood and skin and bones [00:26.15]A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong [00:30.13]You load sixteen tons what do you get [00:34.88]Another day older and deeper in debt [00:39.11]Saint Peter don't you call me cause I can't go [00:43.67]I owe my soul to the company store [00:52.45]I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine [00:57.23]I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine [01:01.21]I loaded sixteen tons of number 9 coal [01:06.44]And the store boss said "Well a-bless my soul" [01:10.11]You load sixteen tons what do you get [01:15.02]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:19.21]Saint Peter don't you call me cause I can't go [01:23.68]I owe my soul to the company store [01:32.66]I was born one morning it was drizzling rain [01:37.74]Fighting and trouble are my middle name [01:41.90]I was raised in the canebrake by an ol mama lion [01:45.82]Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line [01:50.56]You load sixteen tons what do you get [01:55.29]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:59.57]Saint Peter don't you call me cause I can't go [02:04.08]I owe my soul to the company store [02:13.12]If you see me coming better step aside [02:17.74]A lotta men didn't a lotta men died [02:22.17]One fist of iron the other of steel [02:26.17]If the right one don't a-get you then the left one will [02:31.03]You load sixteen tons what do you get [02:35.74]Another day older and deeper in debt [02:40.07]Saint Peter don't you call me cause I can't go [02:45.87]I owe my soul to the company store