Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford * Track #1 On Favorites

Sixteen Tons Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

[Chorus]
You load sixteen tons, what do you 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

[Verse 2]
I was born one morning 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 straw boss said, "Well-a bless my soul!"

[Chorus]
You load sixteen tons, what do you 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

[Verse 3]
I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion
Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line

[Chorus]
You load sixteen tons, what do you 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

[Verse 4]
If you see me comin' better step aside
A lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't getcha then the left one will

[Chorus]
You load sixteen tons, what do you 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

Sixteen Tons Q&A

Who wrote Sixteen Tons's ?

Sixteen Tons was written by Merle Travis.

When did Tennessee Ernie Ford release Sixteen Tons?

Tennessee Ernie Ford released Sixteen Tons on Mon Oct 17 1955.

When was this song first recorded?

This version of the song by Tennessee Ford was first recorded in 1955, but the original song creator Merle Travis recorded this song in 1946.

What is a crane brake

The annotation by contributor ‘NotAnEd’ gives a good summary.

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