[1m] Some people say a man's [^b6] made outta [5] mud
[1m] A poor man's made [^b6] outta muscle and [5] blood
[1m] Muscle and blood and [4m] skin and bone
A [1m] mind that's weak and a [5] back that's [1m] 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

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss hollered well bless my soul

I woke up one mornin' in the drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble is my middle name
I was raised in the bottoms by an old mama hound
I'm as mean as a dog and I'm as gentle as a lamb

If you see me comin' you'd better step aside
A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died
I got one fist of iron and the next fist of steel
If the right one don't get you then the left one will