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I was born one mornin` when the sun didn`t shine
Picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I hauled Sixteen Tons of number 9 coal
And the store boss said, ``Well, bless my soul``
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You haul Sixteen Tons, whadaya 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
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Born one morning it was drizzl`n rain
Fightin` and Trouble are my middle name
I was raised in a canebrake by an old mama lion
And no high-toned woman make me walk the line
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See me comin` better step aside
A lot of men didn`t and a lot of men died
I got one fist of iron and the other of steel
And if the right one don`t get ya, the left one will
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Born one mornin` when the sun didn`t shine
Picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I hauled Sixteen Tons of number 9 coal
And the store boss said, ``Well, bless my soul`` Send " 16 Tons" Ringtone to your Cell