Sixteen Tons

Some people say a man is made outta' mud
 A poor man's made outta' muscle and blood
 Muscle and blood and skin and bones
 A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
 You load sixteen tons, what do ya get?
 Another day older and deeper in debt
 Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
 I owe my soul to the company store
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 I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
 I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
 I loaded sixteen tons of number 9 coal
 And the store boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"
 You load sixteen tons, what do ya get?
 Another day older and deeper in debt
 Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
 I owe my soul to the company store
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 I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
 Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
 I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
 Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
 You load sixteen tons, what do ya get?
 Another day older and deeper in debt
 Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
 I owe my soul to the company store
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 If you see me comin', better step aside
 A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
 One fist of iron, the other of steel
 If the right one don't getcha, then the left one will
 You load sixteen tons, what do ya get?
 Another day older and deeper in debt
 Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
 I owe my soul to the company store.