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1. Some people say a man is made outa mud
   A poor man's made outa muscle 'n blood...
   Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
   A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

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R: You load sixteen tons an' whaddya get?
   Another day older an' deeper in debt
   Saint Peter doncha call me 'cause I can't go
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   I owe my soul to the company sto'
    
2. If ya hear me a-comin' ya better step aside  
   A lotta men din't an' a lotta men died  
   With one fist of iron an' the other of steel 
   If the right one don' getcha then the left one will.
    
3. I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine  
   Picked up my shovel and I went to the mine 
   Loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal 
   And the strawboss said, "Well, Bless my soul!""
    
4. I was born one morning in the drizzlin' rain 
   Fightin' and trouble are my middle name 
   I was raised in the canebreak by an' ol' mama hound  
   Ain't no high-tone woman gonna push me around.