16 Tons
(MM 212) Doug Davis
OPENER
Grand Square
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
Allemande Left and Weave
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
FIGURE
Heads Square Thru count 'em 4 hands round
You make a Right Hand Star
The Heads Star Left, roll it one time and then
Same pair and do a Dosado
Swing Thru and then the Boys Trade
Swing the corner lady round and Promenade
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store
MIDDLE BREAK
Grand Square
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,
Allemande Left and Weave
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
CLOSER
Grand Square
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
Ain't no-a high-toned woman make me,
Allemande Left and Weave
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
TAG
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store