16 Tons lyrics

[1vsl]
Some people say a man is made out of mud well a poor man`s made outta
muscle and blood..Muscle and blood and skin and bone..and a mind
that`s weak..but a back thats strong.
[2vs]
And he was born one morning when the sun didn`t shine..
He picked up his shovel and he went to the mines
He loaded 16 tons of that number 9 coal..Til-
the Straw boss said Well-uh b-less my soul!
[CHR]
You load 16 tons and whaddaya get??
another day older and deeper in dept
Saint Peter don`tcha call me `Cause-
I can`t go...I owe my soul to the Company
Store
[3vs]
So if you see him coming..you better step aside,-
Alot of men didn`t and alot of men died.
He`s got one fist of iron, and the other of
steel..And if the right one doesn`t get you..
Then the night one will...
[CHR]