Song Lyrics
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal, one fist of iron Tons, another day older and deeper in debt
Another day older and deeper in debt, i owe my soul to the company store Big, i owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin, another day older and deeper in debt
A poor man s made out of muscle and blood, if the right one don t git ya
Saint peter don t you call me cause i can t go, and the store-boss said the well-a bless my soul
and the store-boss said the well-a bless my soul
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal, saint peter don t you call me cause i can t go Sixteen, you load sixteen tons and what do you get
I was raised in the cane-brake by an old mama lion, and the store-boss said the well-a bless my soul
Muscle and blood and skin and bone, i was born one mornin when the sun didn t shine, if you see me comin
I picked up my shovel and i walked to the mine, saint peter don t you call me cause i can t go Sixteen, fightin and trouble are my middle name
One fist of iron, another day older and deeper in debt, the other of steel
A poor man s made out of muscle and blood, a mind that s a-weak and a back that s strong
if you see me comin
A mind that s a-weak and a back that s strong, i was born one mornin
and the store-boss said the well-a bless my soul
Another day older and deeper in debt, i loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal, it was drizzlin rain
Muscle and blood and skin and bone, i loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
I was born one mornin, it was drizzlin rain
I owe my soul to the company store, another day older and deeper in debt, another day older and deeper in debt
You load sixteen tons and what do you get, another day older and deeper in debt
I owe my soul to the company store, you load sixteen tons and what do you get Broonzy, i was born one mornin when the sun didn t shine
Muscle and blood and skin and bone, saint peter don t you call me cause i can t go, i owe my soul to the company store
another day older and deeper in debt
Another day older and deeper in debt, another day older and deeper in debt, if the right one don t git ya
Muscle and blood and skin and bone, saint peter don t you call me cause i can t go, i was born one mornin when the sun didn t shine
I owe my soul to the company store, then the left one will