##title:Sixteen Tons
##author:Tennessee Ernie Ford
##_version:(k7)
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[Am]Some people say a man is [Dm]made outa m[E]ud
[Am]A poor man's made outa[Dm] muscle 'n blo[E]od...
[Am]Muscle an' blood an' s[Dm]kin an' bone
[Am]A mind that's weak and a [E]body that's [Am]strong

R: [Am]You load sixteen [G]tons an' w[F]haddya ge[E]t?
[Am]Another day o[G]lder an' d[F]eeper in de[E]bt
[Am]Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I [Dm]can't go
[Am]I owe my soul to the [E]company [Am]sto'

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, "Well, Bless my soul!"

R.

I was born one mornin it was drizzlin rain
Fighten an trouble are my middle name
I was raised in a cane break by an old mama lion
Can't no hightoned woman make me walk the line

R.

If ya hear me a-comin' ya better step aside
A lotta men din't an' a lotta men died
With one fist of iron an' the other of steel
If the right one don' getcha then the left one will.