erine ford
Miscellaneous
sixteen ton
Some people say a man
is made out of mud
A poor manâs made
out of muscle and blood.
Muscle and blood,
and skin and bones
A mind thatâs weak
and a back thatâs strong.
You load sixteen tons
and what do you get?
Another day older
and deeper in debt.
St. Peter donât you call me
Cause I canât go.
I owe my soul to the company store.
I was born one morning
when the sun didnât shine.
I picked up my shovel
and I walked to the mine.
I loaded sixteen tons
of number nine coal.
And the store boss said
âWell bless my soul.â
Chorus You load sixteen tonsâ¦..
I was born one morning
it was drizzling rain.
Fighting and trouble
are my middle name.
I was raised in the cambric
by an olâ mama lion.
Canât know a high toned woman
make me walk the line.
Chorus You load sixteen tonsâ¦..
If you see me coming
better step aside.
A lotta men didnât,
a lotta men died.
One fist of iron,
the other of steel.
If the right one donât get you
the left one will.
Chorus You load sixteen tonsâ¦..