Sixteen Tons-The Platters

[ti:Sixteen Tons] [ar:The Platters] [al:The Platters - Only You] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.80]Some people say a man is made outta mud [00:07.06]A poor man's made outta muscle and blood [00:10.91]Muscle and blood and skin and bones [00:14.72]A mind that's a weak and a back that's strong [00:18.89]You load sixteen tons what do you get [00:22.69]Another day older and deeper in debt [00:26.13]Saint Peter don't you call me cause I can't go [00:30.50]I owe my soul to the company store [00:35.91]I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine [00:42.47]I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine [00:46.13] [00:46.86]I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal [00:50.02]And the straw boss said Well a bless my soul [00:53.90] [00:54.45]You load sixteen tons what do you get [00:57.85]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:01.91]Saint Peter don't you call me cause I can't go [01:06.05]I owe my soul to the company store [01:09.98] [01:12.45]If you see me coming better step aside [01:17.95]A lotta men didn't a lotta men died [01:21.57]One fist of iron the other of steel [01:25.07]If the right one don't a get you [01:27.46]Then the left one will [01:28.97]You load sixteen tons what do you get [01:33.23]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:36.88] [01:37.52]Saint Peter don't you call me cause I can't go [01:40.81]I owe my soul to the company store [01:47.86]I was born one morning it was drizzling rain [01:52.97]Fighting and trouble are my middle name [01:56.76]I was raised in the canebrake by an ol mama lion [02:00.81]Cain't no a high toned woman make me walk the line [02:04.94]You load sixteen tons what do you get [02:08.38]Another day older and deeper in debt [02:12.48]Saint Peter don't you call me cause I can't go [02:18.78]I owe my soul to the company store [02:30.04]Sixteen Tons - The Platters