Tennessee Ernie Ford Sings 16 Tons

was one of the all-time best-selling records in the history of the recording business at last count I think it was something like 20 million copies America listen to this the gentleman from Tennessee is going to sing it for you mr. Ernie Ford and 16 times people say a man is made out of mud a poor man's made out of muscle and blood muscle and blood and skin and bones a mind that's weak and the back that's strong you load the 16 yeah another day older and deeper in them st. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company was born one morning and the Sun didn't shine I picked up my double and a walk to the mine I loaded 16 tons the number nine coal and the star boss said the well to bless my soul you load sixteen tons body in another day older and deeper then st. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store ah on one morning it was visual range pikemen trouble are my middle name I was raised in the Canebrake by a new mama lion Kano high tone woman make me fall the line you load sixteen tons Marty if another day older and then st. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store you see me coming betters lotta men didn't lot of men died one fist of iron the other of Steel if the right one don't get you then the left one will you water again another day older and st. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go to the company store

Channel: curleyb3

Views: 8,250,935

Rating: 4.9178681 out of 5

Keywords: ErnieFord, Video, 16Tons

Id: Joo90ZWrUkU

Length: 3min 3sec (183 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 20 2008

Reddit Comments

[u/coldestshark]

Relevant with the possible return of company towns in the U.S. with the stupid bullshit Nevada’s pulling

[u/Foxxie]

The original version is even more socialist-ier.

[u/alexcstern]

Classic. The Tom Morello cover of this is also great

[u/tidigimon]

Fallout 76 put me on

[u/IntellectualDarkWave]

Great song. Merle Travis was an amazing songwriter and Erie Ford had such a distinct voice. I did a version for my Labor Songs ep for anyone who wants to hear this translated into synthpop. Intellectual Dark Wave - Sixteen Tons

[u/AmaziahJames]

It topped the charts five weeks longer than WAP. It definitely slaps