Sixteen Tons

Merle Travis

Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

If you see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't a-get you, then the left one will

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

Curiosità sulla canzone Sixteen Tons di The Platters

In quali album è stata rilasciata la canzone “Sixteen Tons” di The Platters?
The Platters ha rilasciato la canzone negli album “Only You” nel 1958, “Encores” nel 1960, “Presenting the Platters” nel 1960, “Universal Masters Collection” nel 1970, “The Platters Golden Hits” nel 1986, “The Magic Touch : An Anthology” nel 1991, “The Magic Touch Anthology” nel 1991, e “The Platters Greatest Hits” nel 2007.
Chi ha composto la canzone “Sixteen Tons” di di The Platters?
La canzone “Sixteen Tons” di di The Platters è stata composta da Merle Travis.

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