SIXTEEN TONS

Merle Travis

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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
Brother don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin' when 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, a-bless my soul"
You load sixteen tons, what do you get...

I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised 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 get...

If you see me comin', better step aside A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel If the right one don't a-get you Then the left one will
You load sixteen tons, what do you get...


SIXTEEN TONS - GUITARE

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SIXTEEN TONS - BASSE

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