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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:Book Of Love Artist: Monotones - Contributor:Webmaster
| I wonder, wonder who, who-oo-ooh WHO
(Who wrote the Book Of Love?)
Tell me, tell me, tell me
Oh, who wrote the Book Of Love?
I've got to know the answer
Was it someone from above?
(Oh, I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, WHO)
(Who wrote the Book Of Love?)
I love you darlin'
Baby, you know I do
But I've got to see this Book of Love
Find out why it's true
(Oh, I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, WHO)
(Who wrote the Book Of Love?)
(Chapter One says to love her)
(You love her with all your heart)
(Chapter Two you tell her you're never, never, never, never, never gonna part)
(In Chapter Three remember the meaning of romance)
(In Chapter Four you break up but you give her just one more chance))
(Oh, I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, WHO)
(Who wrote the Book Of Love?)
Baby, baby, baby
I love you, yes I do
Well it says so in this Book Of Love
Ours is the one that's true
(Oh, I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, WHO)
(Who wrote the Book Of Love?)
(Chapter One says to love her)
(You love her with all your heart)
(Chapter Two you tell her you're never, never, never, never, never gonna part)
(In Chapter Three remember the meaning of romance)
(In Chapter Four you break up but you give her just one more chance)
(Oh, I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, WHO)
(Who wrote the Book Of Love?)
Baby, baby, baby
I love you, yes I do
Well it says so in this Book Of Love
Ours is the one that's true
(Oh, I wonder, wonder who, mmbadoo-ooh, WHO)
(Who wrote the Book Of Love?)
I wonder who (YEAH)
Who wrote the Book Of Love?
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