A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
Saint Peter 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
A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died
A muscle and blood, skin and bones
Sixteen tons and what do ya get?
If the right one don't getcha, then the left one will
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
And the store boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul"
Another day older and deeper in debt
You load sixteen tons and what do ya get?
I owe my soul to the company store
You load sixteen tons and what do ya get?
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I owe my soul to the company store
You load sixteen tons and what do ya get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I picked up a shovel and walked to the mine
I was born one mornin' and it was drizzlin' rain
I was raised in a canebrake by an ol' mama lion
I loaded sixteen tons of number 9 coal
One fist of iron, the other of steel
Can't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
If you see me comin', better step aside
Another day older and deeper in debt
