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Merle Travis Sixteen Tons Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 5.50/10 [2 votes]Album: In Boston, 1959 / Original Release Date: 2003-05-20Genre: CountrySong Duration: 3 min 11 sec
MERLE TRAVIS
- Sixteen Tons Lyrics / with translationsI was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
Picked up a shovel and I walked to the mine
I hauled Sixteen Tons of number 9 coal
And the straw-boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
(Chorus:)
You haul Sixteen Tons, whadaya get?
Another 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
Repeat Chorus
Born one morning it was drizzle and rain
Fightin' and Trouble are my middle name
I was raised in a canebrake by an old mama lion
And no high-toned woman make me walk the line
Repeat Chorus
See me comin' better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
I got one fist of iron and the other of steel
And if the right one don't get ya, the left one will
Repeat Chorus
Born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
Picked up a shovel and I walked to the mine
I hauled Sixteen Tons of number 9 coal
And the straw-boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
Repeat Chorus
Picked up a shovel and I walked to the mine
I hauled Sixteen Tons of number 9 coal
And the straw-boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
(Chorus:)
You haul Sixteen Tons, whadaya get?
Another 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
Repeat Chorus
Born one morning it was drizzle and rain
Fightin' and Trouble are my middle name
I was raised in a canebrake by an old mama lion
Repeat Chorus
See me comin' better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
I got one fist of iron and the other of steel
And if the right one don't get ya, the left one will
Repeat Chorus
Born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
Picked up a shovel and I walked to the mine
I hauled Sixteen Tons of number 9 coal
And the straw-boss said, "Well, bless my soul"
Repeat Chorus
Facts about Sixteen Tons
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Sixteen Tons is written and performed by Merle Travis.
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It is first released on May 20, 2003 as part of Merle Travis's album "In Boston, 1959" which includes 22 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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Sixteen Tons falls under the genre Country.
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Sixteen Tons song length is 3 minutes and 11 seconds.
Who wrote Sixteen Tons lyrics?
Sixteen Tons is written and performed by Merle Travis.
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When was Sixteen Tons released?
It is first released on May 20, 2003 as part of Merle Travis's album "In Boston, 1959" which includes 22 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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Which genre is Sixteen Tons?
Sixteen Tons falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song Sixteen Tons?
Sixteen Tons song length is 3 minutes and 11 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 2003 Rounder
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