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Tennessee Ernie Ford Sixteen Tons Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [2 votes]Album: Capitol Collectors Series: Tennessee Ernie Ford / Original Release Date: 1991Genre: CountrySong Duration: 2 min 35 sec
Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford
TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD
- Sixteen Tons Lyrics(Merle Travis)
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 nine 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
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 nine 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
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
Facts about Sixteen Tons
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Sixteen Tons is written by Merle Travis.
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It is first released in 1991 as part of Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "Capitol Collectors Series: Tennessee Ernie Ford" which includes 29 tracks in total. This song is the 24th track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, Tennessee Ernie Ford's 'Sixteen Tons' radiates the suffering of a laborer caught in an avalanche of debts and Company's demands. Lyrics exhibit the bitter truth of being enslaved through credits at the Company store, giving the physical and psychic toll that the demanding working conditions plus feeling stuck in a never-ending chain of misfortunes render. The text of Sixteen tons highlights primarily social criticism, despair, angst, anger, and supervision. At the same time, it points out the significance of difficulty and toil, debt and role, and struggle and victory. The lyrics grip hard labor, debt, and struggle themes which can be positively unfit for young children unless under parental guidance. There are mentions of fights and trouble, but nevertheless, no offensive language or graphic content is in the script.
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Sixteen Tons falls under the genre Country.
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Sixteen Tons song length is 2 minutes and 35 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 in 1991 as part of Tennessee Ernie Ford's album "Capitol Collectors Series: Tennessee Ernie Ford" which includes 29 tracks in total. This song is the 24th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Sixteen Tons lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, Tennessee Ernie Ford's 'Sixteen Tons' radiates the suffering of a laborer caught in an avalanche of debts and Company's demands. Lyrics exhibit the bitter truth of being enslaved through credits at the Company store, giving the physical and psychic toll that the demanding working conditions plus feeling stuck in a never-ending chain of misfortunes render. The text of Sixteen tons highlights primarily social criticism, despair, angst, anger, and supervision. At the same time, it points out the significance of difficulty and toil, debt and role, and struggle and victory. The lyrics grip hard labor, debt, and struggle themes which can be positively unfit for young children unless under parental guidance. There are mentions of fights and trouble, but nevertheless, no offensive language or graphic content is in the script.
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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 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Merle Travis
Record Label(s): Compilation 1991 Capitol Records Nashville All rights reserved Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws Manufactured by Nashvi
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