Lyrics

[Verse 1] Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man's made outta muscle an' blood Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bones A mind that's weak and a back that's strong [Chorus] You loaded sixteen tons an' whaddya get? Another day older an' deeper in debt Saint Peter doncha call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store [Verse 2] I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine Picked up the shovel and I walked to the mine I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal And the straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul!" [Chorus] You loaded sixteen tons an' whaddya get? Another day older an' deeper in debt Saint Peter doncha call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store [Verse 3] I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain Fightin' and trouble are my middle names Raised in the canebrake by an' ol' mama lion Can't no high-tone woman make me walk the line [Chorus] You loaded sixteen tons an' whaddya get? Another day older an' deeper in debt Saint Peter doncha call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store [Verse 4] If you see me comin', better step aside A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died With one fist of iron, the other of steel If the right one don't getcha then the left one will [Chorus] You loaded sixteen tons an' whaddya get? Another day older an' deeper in debt Saint Peter doncha call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store