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Artist: Tom Jones
Canonical path: /tom-jones/16-tons
Related lyric paths: 6
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16 Tons
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16 Tons
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[1vsl]
Some People Say a Man Is Made Out of Mud Well a Poor Man's Made Outta
Muscle and Blood..muscle and Blood and Skin and Bone..and a Mind
That's Weak..but a Back Thats Strong.
[2vs]
And He Was Born One Morning When the Sun Didn't Shine..
He Picked Up His Shovel and He Went to the Mines
He Loaded 16 Tons of That Number 9 Coal..til-
The Straw Boss Said Well-uh B-less My Soul!
[chr]
You Load 16 Tons and Whaddaya Get??
Another Day Older and Deeper in Dept
Saint Peter Don'tcha Call Me 'cause-
I Can't Go...i Owe My Soul to the Company
Store
[3vs]
So If You See Him Coming..you Better Step Aside,-
Alot of Men Didn't and Alot of Men Died.
He's Got One Fist of Iron, and the Other Of
Steel..and If the Right One Doesn't Get You..
Then the Night One Will...
[chr]
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