The Golden Gate Quartett, live in France, 1964: «Sixteen Tons» (Merle Travis). Some people say mans made out mud, Well, a good mans made out of muscle and blood Muscle and blood, and skin and bones, And mind thats weak and the back thats strong. You load 16 tons, And what do you get? Another day older, And deeper in debt. Saint Peter, dont you call me, Cause I cant go, I owe my soul to the company store I was born one morning when sun didnt shine, I picked up my shovel and I went to the mine, Loaded 16 tons of number nine coal, And the straw boss said: Well, bless my soul! You load 16 tons, And what do you get? Another day older, And deeper in debt. Saint Peter, dont you call me, Cause I cant go, I owe my soul to the company store If you see me coming, you better step aside, A lot of men didnt and a lot of men died. My one fist is iron, the other ones steel, And if the left dont getcha, then the right one will You load 16 tons, And what do you get? Another day older, And deeper in debt. Saint Peter, dont you call me, Cause I cant go, I owe my soul to the company store I was born one morning, it was drizzling rain, Fighting and Trouble s my middle name, I was raised down the Canebrake by an old mountain mine, And there aint no hard hearted women make me walk that line! You load 16 tons, And what do you get? Another day older, And deeper in debt. Saint Peter, dont you call me, Cause I cant go, youtu.be/QCoZsxoDQUE
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:02:12 +0000
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