16 Tons

Merle Travis

[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

Curiosidades sobre la música 16 Tons del Robbie Williams

¿Cuándo fue lanzada la canción “16 Tons” por Robbie Williams?
La canción 16 Tons fue lanzada en 2013, en el álbum “Swings Both Ways”.
¿Quién compuso la canción “16 Tons” de Robbie Williams?
La canción “16 Tons” de Robbie Williams fue compuesta por Merle Travis.

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