[00:00.837]Some people say a man is made out of mud[00:05.416]A poor man's made out of muscle and blood[00:08.721]Muscle and blood and skin and bones[00:11.831]A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong[00:14.672]You load sixteen tons, what do you get[00:18.238]Another day older and deeper in debt[00:21.032]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[00:24.618]I owe my soul to the company store[00:32.292]I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine[00:36.700]I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine[00:39.446]I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal[00:42.619]And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"[00:45.838]You load sixteen tons, what do you get[00:49.455]Another day older and deeper in debt[00:52.181]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[00:55.822]I owe my soul to the company store[01:03.423]I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain[01:07.965]Fightin' and trouble are my middle name[01:11.129]Raised in the Canebrake by an old mama lion[01:13.837]Ain't no a high-toned woman make me walk the line[01:17.069]You load sixteen tons, what do you get[01:20.698]Another day older and deeper in debt[01:23.382]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[01:27.048]I owe my soul to the company store[01:34.438]If you see me comin', better step aside[01:39.036]A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died[01:42.345]With one fist of iron, and the other of steel[01:45.037]If the right one don't get you then the left one will[01:51.415]You load sixteen tons, what do you get[01:55.122]Another day older and deeper in debt[01:57.759]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[02:04.423]I owe my soul to the company store