16 Tons-Tom Lardner/Allfreedom

[00:00.00]16Tons -Tom Lardner /Allfreedom [00:14.450]Some people say a man is made out of mud [00:17.750]A poor man's made out of muscle and blood [00:21.249]Muscle and blood and skin and bones [00:24.159]A mind that's weak and a back that's strong [00:27.399]You load 16tons what do you get [00:31.208]Another day older and deeper in debt [00:34.638]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [00:37.698]I owe my soul to the company store [00:40.517]Shh [00:53.724]I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine [00:58.144]I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine [01:00.894]Loaded 16tons of number nine coal [01:04.334]And the straw boss said Well a-bless my soul [01:07.374]16tons what do you get [01:11.254]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:14.334]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [01:17.684]I owe my soul to the company store [01:20.754]Yeah [01:34.174]I was born one morning it was drizzling rain [01:38.154]A-fighting and trouble are my middle name [01:40.594]I was raised in the canebrake by an ol'mama lion [01:43.794]Ain't no boss man live make me walk the line [01:47.583]I load 16tons what do you get [01:50.942]Another day older and deeper in debt [01:54.102]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [01:57.781]I owe my soul to the company store [02:26.161]So if you see me coming better step aside [02:30.571]A lot of men didn't a lot of men died [02:33.481]One fist of iron the other of steel [02:36.401]If the right one don't get you [02:38.301]Then the left one will [02:39.721]You load 16tons and what do you get [02:43.461]Another day older and deeper in debt [02:46.581]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go [02:53.520]I owe my d a m n soul [03:03.730]To the company store [03:09.290]16tons [03:12.10]Yeah 16tons [03:15.240]Shh 16tons [03:18.319]Yeah 16tons [03:21.699]Shh 16tons [03:24.789]Shh 16tons [03:28.169]Yeah 16tons [03:31.239]Yeah 16tons