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Dieciseis Toneladas
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Dieciseis Toneladas fue publicado el 1 de enero de 1970 por Orfeón Videovox S.A. de C.V. como parte del álbum Tres Epocas de Oro, Vol. 1
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Fecha de lanzamiento1 de enero de 1970
SelloOrfeón Videovox S.A. de C.V.
Melodicidad
Acústico
Valence
Bailabilidad
Energía
BPM167

Vídeo musical

Vídeo musical

Créditos

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alberto Vázquez
Alberto Vázquez
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Merle Travis
Merle Travis
Composer

Letras

[Verse 1]
Some people say man's made out of mud
Well a good man's made out of muscle and blood
Muscle and blood, and skin and bones
And mind that's a weak and the back that's strong
[Verse 2]
You load 16 tons, and 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
[Verse 3]
I was born one morning when sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I went to the mine
Loaded 16 tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said, "Well bless my soul"
[Verse 4]
You load 16 tons, and 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
[Verse 5]
I was born one morning it was drizzling rain
Fighting and trouble's my middle name
I was raised down the canebrake by an old mountain mine
And there ain't no hard hearted women make me walk that line
[Verse 6]
You load 16 tons, and 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
[Verse 7]
If you see me coming, you better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
My one  fist is iron and the other one's steel
And if the left don't getcha then the right one will
[Verse 8]
You load 16 tons, and what do you get?
Another day older, and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me, cause I can't go
I own my soul
To the company store
Written by: Merle Travis
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