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 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
If you see me comin', you 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 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
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
And I owe my soul
To the company store
You load sixteen tons
Sixteen tons
You load sixteen tons, yeah
Sixteen tons
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
I owe my soul
I owe my soul to the company store
