Sixteen tons

[Verse 1] Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man's made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bone A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong [Chorus] You load sixteen tons and 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 [Verse 2] I was born one morning 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" [Chorus] [Verse 3] I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain Fighting and trouble are my middle name Raised in the canebrake by an old mama lion Can't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line [Chorus] [Verse 4] If you see me coming, better step aside A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died The one fist of iron and the other of steel If the right one don't a-get you Then the left one will [Chorus]