I...........was born one morning
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when the sun didn't shine
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I picked up my shovel
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and I walked to the mine
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I loaded sixteen tons
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of number 9 coal
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And the straw boss said,
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"well, a bless my soul"
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He loaded sixteen tons
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What do you get
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Another day older and deeper in debt
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St. Peter don't you call me
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Cause I can't go,
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I owe my soul to the company store
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I was born one morning when it was drizzling rain
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Fighting and trouble is my middle name
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I was raised in a King Break
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By an old mother lion
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Ain't no high talking woman gonna make me walk the line
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Some people say a man
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Is made out of mud
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A poor man's made outta
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Muscle and blood
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Muscle and blood, skin and bone
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A mind that's weak
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And a back's that strong
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Well, if you see me comin'
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Better step aside
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Cause a lot of men didn't
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And a lot of men died
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One fist of iron, the other of steel
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If the right one don't get you
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Then the right one will
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Sixteen Tons
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| Brave Combo |
