Title: Sixteen Tons
Artist: Merle Travis
Genre: Rock
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w: 1.Some|peo- ple say a man is|made out of mud, _ A|poor man's made out of|mus- cle and blood.|Mus- cle and blood and|
w: |2.born _ one _ mor\-nin' when~the|sun did- n't shine, _ I|I~picked up~my sho\-vel and I|walked to the mine.~~I~load\-ed|six- * teen tons of|
w: |3.born _ one _ mor\-nin' it~was|driz- zil- in' rain, _ _|fight\-in' and trou\-ble are _|my mid- dle name.~~I~was|~raised _ in~a canebreak by~an|
w: |4.see _ me _ com\-in' bet\-ter|step _ a- side, _ A|lot\-ta men did\-n't * a|lot- ta men died.~|One fist of ir\-on the|
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w: skin and bones, A|mind that's _ weak and a|back that's strong. You load|six- teen tons|and what do you get? An-|
w: num\-ber nine coal, And|the straw _ boss~said, Well, a-|bless my soul. You load|||
w: ole mam\-ma lion,~cain't no|high toned _ wo\-man make me|walk the line. You load|||
w: oth\-er of steel, If~the|~right~one don't _ get~you ~then the|oleft one will. You load.|||
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w: oth- er day old- er and|deep- er in debt, _ Saint|Pet- er don't you call me 'cause|I can't go, _ I|owe _ my soul to the|com- pan- y store.|
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