Song Lyrics
And the store-boss said the well-a bless my soul, i owe my soul to the company store
i was born one mornin when the sun didn t shine
You load sixteen tons and what do you get, fightin and trouble are my middle name, some people say man is made out of mud
It was drizzlin rain, you load sixteen tons and what do you get, you load sixteen tons and what do you get
if you see me comin
I owe my soul to the company store, some people say man is made out of mud
Another day older and deeper in debt, one fist of iron Tons, i loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
I owe my soul to the company store, another day older and deeper in debt, a poor man s made out of muscle and blood
i loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Better step aside, i owe my soul to the company store Eric, a mind that s a-weak and a back that s strong
better step aside
then the left one will
if the right one don t git ya
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal, it was drizzlin rain Burdon, another day older and deeper in debt
if the right one don t git ya
If you see me comin, a poor man s made out of muscle and blood
Some people say man is made out of mud, a poor man s made out of muscle and blood
One fist of iron, saint peter don t you call me cause i can t go
if the right one don t git ya
The other of steel, i was raised in the cane-brake by an old mama lion Burdon, some people say man is made out of mud
Better step aside, saint peter don t you call me cause i can t go