Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you [A7call [Em]me 'cause I can't go
I owe my [A]soul to [C7]the company store
I was [Am7]born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my [A]shovel and [Bm]I walked to [C7]the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the stɾaw boss said "Well, a-bless my [A]soul"
You load sixteen tons, what do you [A7get?
Another day older and [Bm]deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you [A7call [Em]me 'cause I can't go
I owe my [A]soul to [C7]the company store
I was [Am7]born one mornin', it was [Am7]drizzlin' ɾain
Fightin' and [Bm]tɾouble are my [A]middle name
I was [Am7]ɾaised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
Cain´t no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
You load sixteen tons, what do you [A7get?
Another day older and [Bm]deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you [A7call [Em]me 'cause I can't go
I owe my [A]soul to [C7]the company store
If you [A7see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the ɾight one don´t a-get you, then the left one will
You load sixteen tons, what do you [A7get?
Another day older and [Bm]deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you [A7call [Em]me 'cause I can't go
I owe my [A]soul to [C7]the company store
