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Sixteen Tons Lyrics |
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 Sixteen Tons Trk 7 2:26(Merle Travis) Bo Diddley Bo Diddley - vocal & guitar, Peggy Jones - guitar Lafayette Leake or Billy Stewart - piano, Jerome Green - maracas Jesse James Johnson - electric bass. Willie Dixon - bass overdub Chicago, Billy Downing - drums, unk. backing vocals. Rec: Feb. 1960. `Bo Diddley`s A Gunslinger` LPS 2977, CD 80001761- 02. Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com (Huffin`, puffin`, yeah-yeah-yeah) (Muscle, muscle, yeah-yeah-yeah) (Huffin`, puffin`, yeah-yeah-yeah) People say a man is made outta mud Poor man made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bone 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 debit St. Peter don`t ya me `cause I can`t go Owe my soul to the company sto` (Muscle, muscle, yeah-yeah-yeah) (Huffin`, puffin`, yeah-yeah-yeah) (Muscle, muscle, yeah-yeah-yeah) 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 strawboss says, well now, bless his soul He loaded sixteen tons and what did he get `Nuther day older and deeper in debt St. Peter don`t ya me `cause I can`t go Owe my soul to the company sto` (Muscle, muscle, yeah-yeah-yeah) (Huffin`, puffin`, yeah-yeah-yeah) (Muscle, muscle, yeah-yeah-yeah) You see me comin` you better step aside A-lotta men didn`t and a-lot a-`em died One fist of iron the other one of steel If the right one don`t get you then the left one will Ya load sixteen tons and what do you get `Nuther day older and deeper in debt St. Peter don`t ya me `cause I can`t go Owe my soul to the company sto`. ~ |
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