Текст песни Jimmy Dean - Sixteen Tons
Jimmy Dean - Sixteen Tons слова песни
(Merle Travis)
Now some people say a man`s made outta mud
But a poor man`s made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood skin and bone
A mind that`s weak and a back that`s strong.
You load sixteen tons what do you get
Another day older and deeper and debt
St. Peter don`t you call me I can`t go
I owe my soul to the company store.
I was born one mornin` when the sun didn`t shine
Grabbed me a shovel and I went to the mine
Loaded sixteen tons of No. 9 coal
And the storeboss said, "Well, bless my soul."
You load sixteen tons what do you get
Another day older and deeper and debt
St. Peter don`t you call me I can`t go
I owe my soul to the company store.
I was born one mornin` and it was drizzlin` rain
Figtin` and trouble is my middle name
Raisin` the cane reaped by that ol` mom of mine
Ain`t no hightoned mama makes me walk the line.
You load sixteen tons what do you get
Another day older and deeper and debt
St. Peter don`t you call me I can`t go
I owe my soul to the company store.
If you see me comin` better step aside
A lotta men didn`t and a lotta men died
One fist is iron the other one`s steel
If the left one don`t get you then the right one will.
You load sixteen tons what do you get
Another day older and deeper and debt
St. Peter don`t you call me I can`t go
I owe my soul to the company store....