Nina Hagen

16 Tons
Some people say a man is made out of mud A poor man’s made out of muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones A mind that’s weak and a back that’s strong You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store (We’re not going back to those days of 16 Tons) St Peter, don’t you call me 'Cause I can’t go I owe my soul to the company store (We’re not going back to those days of 16 Tons) I was born one morning when the sun didn’t shine I picked up my shovel and I walked to the minе I loaded 16 tons of number 9 coal And the straw bus said wеll bless my soul Well 16 tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter, don’t you call me Letras de canciones'Cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store (We’re not gonna be takin' the Red Line, w’ere taking the Green Line to prosperity) I was born one morning It was drizzling rain Fightin' and trouble are my maiden name I was raised in the chain break by an old mama lion God no, no don't make me walk the line 16 tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt St. 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 and a lotta men died I got a fist of iron and a fist of steel If the right one don't get you Then the left one will Load 16 tons and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter, don’t you call me 'Cause I can't go. . I owe my soul to the company store From Letras Mania