Tennessee Ernie Ford, "Sixteen Tons" via iTunes (The Last Angry Man)
Commentary: Our hope here at The Secret Base is that one & all have taken a well-earned rest from their labors, have relaxed & been refreshed.
"I was born one morning 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, 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…"
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