Roger - Sixteen Tons lyrics

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Some people say a man is made outta mud<br />

A poor man's made outta muscle and blood<br />

Muscle and blood and skin and bones<br />

A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong<br />

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You load sixteen tons, what do you get<br />

Another day older and deeper in debt<br />

Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go<br />

I owe my soul to the company store<br />

The company store<br />

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I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine<br />

I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine<br />

I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal<br />

And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul"<br />

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You load sixteen tons, what do you get<br />

Another day older and deeper in debt<br />

Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go<br />

I owe my soul to the company store<br />

The company store<br />

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I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain<br />

Fightin' and trouble are my middle name<br />

I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion<br />

Can't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line<br />

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You load sixteen tons, what do you get<br />

Another day older and deeper in debt<br />

Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go<br />

I owe my soul to the company store<br />

The company store<br />

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If you see me comin', better step aside<br />

A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died<br />

One fist of iron, the other of steel<br />

If the right one don't a-get you then the left one will<br />

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You load sixteen tons, what do you get<br />

Another day older and deeper in debt<br />

Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go<br />

I owe my everlasting soul to the company store