有人說這個男人是個沒用的東西
有血有肉但是個窮光蛋
血肉之軀但骨瘦如柴
思想軟弱但臂膀堅強
拖運了十六噸煤，你掙得了什麼？
又一天的衰老和更深重的債務
聖人彼得不用叫我，因為我不能走
我欠著公司——自己的靈魂呢
我在黎明前的早晨醒來
拿起了鐵鏟，我走向煤礦
我拖運了十六噸的九號煤
工頭的助手說：「噢！我的天！」
拖運了十六噸煤，你掙得了什麼？
又一天的衰老和更深重的債務
聖人彼得不用叫我，因為我不能走
我欠著公司——自己的靈魂呢
我出生在一個綿綿細雨的早晨
困境和鬥爭是我當中的名字
我在樹林中被「母老虎」養大
這個卑鄙的女人讓我走上了這條路
拖運了十六噸煤，你掙得了什麼？
又一天的衰老和更深重的債務
聖人彼得不用叫我，因為我不能走
我欠著公司——自己的靈魂呢
看見我過來，你最好閃到一邊
許多小子沒讓開，結果這些傢伙都玩完
我給了他們一鐵拳接著是另一拳
要是右邊一拳沒打中，左邊一拳就會打中
拖運了十六噸煤，你掙得了什麼？
又一天的衰老和更深重的債務
聖人彼得不用叫我，因為我不能走
我欠著公司——自己的靈魂呢！
英文歌詞：
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