Sixteen Tons lyrics Lyrics

song lyrics Sixteen Tons lyrics 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 9 coal And the straw boss said, "well, a bless my soul" chorus He loaded sixteen tons What do you get Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter don t you call me Cause I can t go, I owe my soul to the company store I was born one morning when it was drizzling rain Fighting and trouble is my middle name I was raised in a King Break By an old mother lion Ain t no high talking woman gonna make me walk the line repeat chorus Some people say a man Is made out of mud A poor man s made outta Muscle and blood Muscle and blood, skin and bone A mind that s weak And a back s that strong repeat chorus Well, if you see me comin Better step aside Cause a lot of men didn t And a lot of men died One fist of iron, the other of steel If the right one don t get you Then the right one will repeat chorus song lyrics