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Lorne Greene of Bonanza fame, singing his version of the classic Sixteen Tons. This song appeared on disc 3 of a huge 4 disc CD box set released in 1994 by the Bear Family Label called - Bonanza: Ponderosa Party Time. (Originally issued on a 1962 LP.) The song can als... Lorne Greene of Bonanza fame, singing his version of the classic Sixteen Tons. This song appeared on disc 3 of a huge 4 disc CD box set released in 1994 by the Bear Family Label called - Bonanza: Ponderosa Party Time. (Originally issued on a 1962 LP.) The song can also be found on a 1965 LP released by the RCA Victor Label called - The Man. In addition, a more recent 1997 compilation CD from the Razor & Tie Label called ... On the Ponderosa: Lorne Greene & His Western Classics, also contains this entry. The music and the lyrics are provided for entertainment and educational purposes only. Sixteen Tons Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man is made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood, 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 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 said "Well, bless my soul" 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', it was drizzlin' rain Fightin' and trouble are my middle names I was raised in a swamp by an ol' mama lion Ain't no high-toned woman make me toe the line 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', better step aside A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died One fist of iron, the other one 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 Yes, I owe my soul to the company store Written by Merle Travis. Video created December 09/2008 by MisterCanning. ---------------- EDIT: December 11/2008: Honours for this video (1) # 98 - Top Rated (Today) - Music - Canada (more) (less)
Lorne Greene of Bonanza fame, singing his version of the classic Sixteen Tons. This song appeared on disc 3 of a huge 4 disc CD box set released in 1994 by the Bear Family Label called - Bonanza: Ponderosa Party Time. (Originally issued on a 1962 LP.) The song can als... Lorne Greene of Bonanza fame, singing his version of the classic Sixteen Tons. This song appeared on disc 3 of a huge 4 disc CD box set released in 1994 by the Bear Family Label called - Bonanza: Ponderosa Party Time. (Originally issued on a 1962 LP.) The song can also be found on a 1965 LP released by the RCA Victor Label called - The Man. In addition, a more recent 1997 compilation CD from the Razor & Tie Label called ... On the Ponderosa: Lorne Greene & His Western Classics, also contains this entry. The music and the lyrics are provided for entertainment and educational purposes only. Sixteen Tons Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man is made outta muscle and blood Muscle and blood, 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 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 said "Well, bless my soul" 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', it was drizzlin' rain Fightin' and trouble are my middle names I was raised in a swamp by an ol' mama lion Ain't no high-toned woman make me toe the line 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', better step aside A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died One fist of iron, the other one 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 Yes, I owe my soul to the company store Written by Merle Travis. Video created December 09/2008 by MisterCanning. ---------------- EDIT: December 11/2008: Honours for this video (1) # 98 - Top Rated (Today) - Music - Canada (more) (less)
