[1vsl]
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Some people say a man is made out of mud well a poor man's made outta
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muscle and blood..Muscle and blood and skin and bone..and a mind
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that's weak..but a back thats strong.
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[2vs]
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And he was born one morning when the sun didn't shine..
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He picked up his shovel and he went to the mines
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He loaded 16 tons of that number 9 coal..Til-
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the Straw boss said Well-uh b-less my soul!
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[CHR]
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You load 16 tons and whaddaya get??
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another day older and deeper in dept
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Saint Peter don'tcha call me 'Cause-
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I can't go...I owe my soul to the Company
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Store
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[3vs]
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So if you see him coming..you better step aside,-
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Alot of men didn't and alot of men died.
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He's got one fist of iron, and the other of
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steel..And if the right one doesn't get you..
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Then the night one will...
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[CHR]
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16 Tons
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Tom Jones |