[00:04.513]Some people say a man is made of mud

[00:09.464]A poorman's made out of muscle and blood

[00:12.945]Muscle and blood and skin and bones

[00:16.063]A mindthat's weak and a backthat's strong

[00:19.064]You load sixtenn tons what do you get?

[00:22.671]Another day older and deeper in debt.

[00:25.599]Saint Peterdon't you call me cause ican't go

[00:29.095]I owe my soul to the company store

[00:36.911]I was born one morning when the sundidn't shine

[00:41.495]I pick up my shovel and I walked to the mine.

[00:44.605]I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal

[00:48.150]And the straw boss said, whell a bless my soul.

[00:51.270]you loaded sixteen tons, what do you get?

[00:54.949]Another day older and deeper in debt

[00:57.941]Saint Peterdon't you call me cause ican't go

[01:01.348]I owe my soul to the company store.

[01:09.141]I was born one morining, it wasdrizzlin'rain

[01:13.893]Fightin' and trouble are my middle name

[01:16.740]I was raised in the canebreak by an old mama lion

[01:20.156]Can't no high- toned woman make me walk the line

[01:25.923]You load sixteen tons, whattaya get?

[01:27.514]Another day older and deeper in debt

[01:30.347]St. Peterdon'cha call me,'cause Ican't go

[01:33.834]I owe my soul to the company store

[01:41.338]If you see mecomin' better step aside

[01:46.154]A lotta mendidn't, a lotta men died

[01:49.345]One fist of iron, the other of steel

[01:53.617]If the right onedon't getcha then the left one will

[01:56.026]You load sixteen tons, what do you get?

[01:59.617]Another day older and deeper in debt

[02:02.528]St. Peterdon'cha call me,'cause Ican't go

[02:09.976]I owe my soul to the company store