Sixteen Tons-Edmundo Ros

[ti:Sixteen Tons] [ar:Edmundo Ros] [al:The World Of Edmundo Ros] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]Sixteen Tons - Edmundo Ros [00:00.02]Written by：Merle Travi [00:00.04] [00:06.80]Some people say a man [00:08.68]Is made outta' mud [00:10.27]A poor man's made [00:11.45]Outta' muscle and blood [00:12.74] [00:13.36]Muscle and blood and [00:14.82]Skin and bones [00:16.26]A mind that's a weak and [00:17.77]A back that's strong [00:19.16]You load sixteen tons [00:20.91]What do you get [00:22.34]Another day older [00:23.47]And deeper in debt [00:25.00]Saint peter don't you [00:26.14]Call me 'cause I can't go [00:28.23]I owe my soul to the company store [00:33.21] [00:36.93]I was born one mornin' [00:38.42]When the sun didn't shine [00:40.23]I picked up my shovel and [00:41.58]I walked to the mine [00:42.83]I loaded sixteen tons [00:44.35]Of number 9 coal [00:45.59]And the store boss said [00:47.43]Well a bless my soul [00:48.78]You load sixteen tons [00:50.68]What do you get [00:52.11]Another day older and [00:53.48]Deeper in debt [00:54.23] [00:54.75]Saint peter don't you [00:56.01]Call me 'cause I can't go [00:57.85]I owe my soul to the company store [01:02.81] [01:06.38]I was born one mornin' [01:08.30]It was drizzlin' rain [01:09.62]Fightin' and trouble are [01:11.36]My middle name [01:12.61]I was raised in the canebrake [01:14.09]By an ol' mama lion [01:15.47]Cain't no a high toned [01:16.67]Woman make me walk the line [01:18.50]You load sixteen tons [01:20.50]What do you get [01:21.83]Another day older and [01:23.20]Deeper in debt [01:24.45]Saint peter don't you [01:25.62]Call me 'cause I can't go [01:27.09] [01:27.62]I owe my soul to the [01:29.20]Company store [01:29.93] [01:36.27]If you see me comin' [01:37.95]Better step aside [01:39.47]A lotta men didn't [01:40.81]A lotta men died [01:42.37]One fist of iron the [01:44.19]Other of steel [01:45.14]If the right one don't a get [01:46.90]You then the left one will [01:48.34]You load sixteen tons [01:50.05]What do you get [01:51.33]Another day older and [01:52.89]Deeper in debt [01:54.12]Saint peter don't you [01:55.36]Call me 'cause I can't go [01:57.32]I owe my soul to the company store