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Category: - Artist:Tennessee Ernie Ford- Contributor:Webmaster

Sixteen Tons

[Written in 1947 by Merle Travis]

Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's a-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, a-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 name
I was raised in the *canebrake* by an ol' mama lion
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk 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 of steel
If the right one don't a-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

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Title:Do You Love Me
Artist: Contours - Contributor:Webmaster

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You broke my heart, cause I couldn´t dance, you didn´t even want me
Around, and now I´m back to let you know, I can really shake ´em down!

Do you love me? (I can really move)
Do you love me? (I´m in the groove)
Now do you love me? (Do you love me?)
Now that I can dance? (dance)

Watch me now! (WOW!)
Work, work, oh work it out baby
Work, work, well, you drivin´ me crazy
Work, work, a just a little bit a soul now (work)

I can mash potato (I can mash potato) (1)
Do the twist (I can do the twist)
Now tell me right baby (tell me baby)
Do you like it like this? (do you like it like this?)
(Tell me) tell me (tell me)

Do you love me? (do you love me?)
Do you love me? (do you love me?)
Do you love me? (do you love me?)
Now that I can dance? (dance, dance)

Watch me now, oh, (work, work)
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Ah with a little bit a soul, now (Bum,bum,bum,bum,bum,bum,bum)

(Work, work,) oh get it, get it baby
(Work, work,) oh you´re drivin´ me crazy
(Work, work,) oh don´t get lazy

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Do the twist (I can do the twist)
Now tell me right baby (tell me baby)
Do you like it like this? (do you like it like this?)
(Tell me) tell me (tell me)

Do you love me? (do you love me?)
Do you love me? (do you love me?)
Do you love me? (do you love me?)
Now that I can dance? (dance, dance)

(Work, work,) oh get it, get it baby
(Work, work,) oh you´re drivin´ me crazy
(Work, work,) oh don´t get lazy

(Work, work,) oh get it, get it baby
(Work, work,) oh you´re drivin´ me crazy
(Work, work,) oh don´t get lazy

Oh, hey, hey baby!