Sixteen Tons-Tom Jones

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[00:00.00]Sixteen Tons - Tom Jones
[00:04.66]Written by：Merle Travis
[00:09.32]Some people say a man is made out of mud
[00:14.18]Well a poor man's made outta muscle and blood
[00:18.99]Muscle and blood
[00:21.19]Skin and bone
[00:23.36]A mind
[00:23.82]That's weak and a back that's strong
[00:27.26]You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get
[00:32.27]Another day older and deeper in dept
[00:36.43]Saint peter don'tcha call me
[00:38.64]'Cause I can't go
[00:40.76]I owe my soul to the company store
[00:49.23]I was born one morning
[00:51.90]When the sun didn't shine
[00:54.41]I picked up his shovel
[00:56.38]And walk to the mines
[00:58.37]I loaded sixteen tons number nine coal
[01:03.46]Till boss said
[01:05.10]Well uh bless my soul
[01:07.31]You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get on
[01:12.37]Another day older and deeper in dept
[01:16.83]Saint peter don'tcha call me
[01:18.64]'Cause I can't go
[01:20.70]I owe my soul to the company store
[01:29.38]I was born one mornin it was drizzlin' rain
[01:34.89]Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
[01:39.34]I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
[01:43.41]Cain't no a high toned woman make me
[01:46.44]Walk the line
[01:47.71]You load sixteen tons and what do you get
[01:52.88]Another day older and deeper in debt
[01:57.08]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
[02:01.61]I owe my soul to the company store
[02:10.64]If you see me comin' better step aside
[02:15.38]A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
[02:19.27]I got one fist of iron
[02:22.01]The other of steel
[02:23.86]And the right one doesn't
[02:25.58]Get you then the list one will
[02:28.25]You load sixteen tons and whaddaya get
[02:32.65]Another day older and deeper in dept
[02:37.70]Saint peter don'tcha call me
[02:39.52]'Cause I can't go
[02:43.54]I owe my soul
[02:50.50]To the company
[02:54.55]Store