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Bo Diddley Sixteen Tons Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.06/10 [17 votes]Album: Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger / Original Release Date: 1961-09Genre: RockSong Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sixteen Tons
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
BO DIDDLEY
- Sixteen Tons LyricsPeople say a man is made outta mud
Poor man 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
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 started to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The straw boss said, "Well, now bless his soul"
He loaded sixteen tons and what did he get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Owe my soul to the company store
You see me comin', you better step aside
A lotta men didn't and a lotta of 'em died
One fist of iron, the other one of steel
The right one don't get you, then the left one will
You load sixteen 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
Owe my soul to the company store
Poor man 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
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 started to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The straw boss said, "Well, now bless his soul"
He loaded sixteen tons and what did he get?
Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Owe my soul to the company store
You see me comin', you better step aside
A lotta men didn't and a lotta of 'em died
One fist of iron, the other one of steel
The right one don't get you, then the left one will
You load sixteen 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
Owe my soul to the company store
Facts about Sixteen Tons
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Sixteen Tons is written by Merle Travis.
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It is first released on September 01, 1961 as part of Bo Diddley's album "Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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Sixteen Tons falls under the genre Rock.
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Sixteen Tons song length is 2 minutes and 25 seconds.
Who wrote Sixteen Tons lyrics?
Sixteen Tons is written by Merle Travis.
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When was Sixteen Tons released?
It is first released on September 01, 1961 as part of Bo Diddley's album "Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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Which genre is Sixteen Tons?
Sixteen Tons falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Sixteen Tons?
Sixteen Tons song length is 2 minutes and 25 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Merle Travis
Record Label(s): 2004 Geffen Records
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