Sixteen Tons - Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By Tennessee Ernie Ford-The Sheltons

[ti:Sixteen Tons - Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By Tennessee Ernie Ford] [ar:Various Artists] [al:Almost Pop: Now & Forever] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sixteen Tons - Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By Tennessee Ernie Ford - The Sheltons [00:06.24]Some people say a man is made outta mud [00:10.92]A poor man's made outta muscle and blood [00:14.30]Muscle and blood and skin and bones [00:17.63]A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong [00:20.90]You load sixteen tons what do you get [00:24.18]Another day older and deeper in debt [00:27.37]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [00:30.94]I owe my soul to the company store [00:34.08] [00:39.53]I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine [00:44.29]I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine [00:47.22]I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal [00:50.69]And the straw boss said "Well a-bless my soul" [00:54.04]You load sixteen tons what do you get [00:57.42]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:00.61]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [01:04.23]I owe my soul to the company store [01:07.73] [01:12.88]I was born one mornin' it was drizzlin' rain [01:17.53]Fightin' and trouble are my middle name [01:20.55]I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion [01:23.81]Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line [01:27.37]You load sixteen tons what do you get [01:30.80]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:34.17]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [01:37.54]I owe my soul to the company store [01:41.23] [01:46.24]If you see me comin' better step aside [01:51.87]A lotta men didn't a lotta men died [01:55.13]One fist of iron the other of steel [01:58.19]If the right one don't a-get you [02:00.00]Then the left one will [02:01.74]You load sixteen tons what do you get [02:04.92]Another day older and deeper in debt [02:08.17]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [02:12.44] [02:13.25]I owe my soul to the company store