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Sixteen Tons
16.063
Pop
Sixteen Tons wurde am 1. März 1967 von UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) als Teil des Albums veröffentlichtGreen, Green Grass of Home
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Veröffentlichungsdatum1. März 1967
LabelUMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Melodizität
Akustizität
Valence
Tanzbarkeit
Energie
BPM106

Musikvideo

Musikvideo

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
Vocals
Les Reed
Les Reed
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Merle Travis
Merle Travis
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Sullivan
Peter Sullivan
Producer

Songtexte

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 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 9 coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
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', 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?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
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?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
Written by: Merle Travis
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