Some people say a man is made out of mud
poor man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood, skin and bones...
mind that's weak and a back that's strong
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You load sixteen tons, and 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 [bad word] store
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I was born one mornin' and the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal and
the straw boss said, «well bless my soul!»
...you loaded...

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I was born one mornin' it was drizzlin' rain
fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in a cane-brake by an old mama lion
can't no high-toned woman make me walk no line

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If you see [bad word] , better step aside
lot of men didn't, a lot of men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't get you, then the left one will

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You load sixteen tons, and 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 [bad word] store