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Sixteen Tons (Merle Travis Cover)

from Going Down by Deadly Derivative

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Cover of the famous song by Merle Travis.

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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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from Going Down, released July 4, 2018
Originally by Merle Travis.

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Deadly Derivative Freiburg, Germany

Deadly Derivative is a Freiburg (Germany) based hard rock band, consisting of long term members Robert, Benni and Rasmus with Flo manning the bass guitar since 2016.

Founded back in 2012, gigs have been few and far between since then. They finally decided to record a full length album "Going down" in 2018.

Currently the band is in limbo, as Rasmus and Flo decided to leave. ... more

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