Sixteen Tons

[Verse 1]
Well now, some folks say a man is made outta mud
But a poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood, skin and bone
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

[Chorus]
You load sixteen tons, whadda you get?
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]
Well, I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I grabbed my shovel, and I went to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons number nine coal
Straw boss hollered, "Well, damn your soul"

[Chorus]
You load sixteen tons, whadda you get?
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]
Well, I was born one mornin' in the drizzlin' rain
Fightin' trouble been my middle name
See me comin' you better step aside
A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died

[Chorus]
You load sixteen tons, whadda you get?
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

[Outro]
I owe my soul to the company store