[00:00.000] 作词 : Merle Travis[00:01.000] 作曲 : Merle Travis[00:04.150]Some people say a man is made out of mud[00:09.300]A poor man's made out of muscle and blood[00:12.500]Muscle and blood and skin and bones[00:16.150]A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong[00:19.350]You load sixteen tons, what do you get[00:23.000]Another day older and deeper in debt[00:25.600]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[00:29.750]I owe my soul to the company store[00:38.480]I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine[00:42.680]I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine[00:45.880]I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal[00:48.980]And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"[00:52.630]You load sixteen tons, what do you get[00:55.780]Another day older and deeper in debt[00:58.330]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[01:01.930]I owe my soul to the company store[01:11.400]I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain[01:15.050]Fightin' and trouble are my middle name[01:19.300]Raised in the Canebrake by an old mama lion[01:21.960]Ain't no a high-toned woman make me walk the line[01:25.510]You load sixteen tons, what do you get[01:28.810]Another day older and deeper in debt[01:31.460]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[01:35.060]I owe my soul to the company store[01:44.930]If you see me comin', better step aside[01:49.190]A lot of men didn't, and a lot of men died[01:52.170]With one fist of iron, and the other of steel[01:55.790]If the right one don't get you then the left one will[01:58.890]You load sixteen tons, what do you get[02:02.540]Another day older and deeper in debt[02:05.190]Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go[02:12.390]I owe my soul to the company store