Some people say a man is made out of mud
A poor mans made out of  muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind thats weak and a back thats strong
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. peter dont you call me cause I cant go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin when the sun didnt shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the strawboss said, "well, bless my soul!"
       You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. peter dont you call me cause I cant go
I owe my soul to the company store
I was born one mornin, it was drizllin rain
Fightin and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the cane break by an ol mama lion
Caint no high-tone woman make me walk the line
      You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. peter dont you call me cause I cant go
I owe my soul to the company store
4  If you see me comin better step aside
A lot of men didnt, a lot of men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
And if the right one dont get you, then the left one will
 You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. peter dont you call me cause I cant go
I owe my soul to the company store