Sixteen Tons
1966
2:42
Official Music Video
Sixteen Tons by Stevie Wonder
Lyrics & Translation
English
Some folks say a man is made outta mud
But a poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood, skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong, yeah
You load sixteen tons and 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, yeah, ha
I was born when the sun didn't shine
I became a man who would work in the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The foreman said, "Well, a-bless my soul"
I was born in drizzling rain
Fighting and trouble was my middle name
When I come around, you better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died, yes they did
You load sixteen tons and 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
Yeah, sing it one time with me
Sixteen tons and 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
Everybody humming only
Mm, hmm, ooh, ooh, yeah
Mm, hmm, ooh, ooh
I owe my soul to the company store
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Sixteen Tons by Stevie Wonder
Sixteen Tons* (original Stevie Wonder)
Some folks say a man is made outta mud
But a poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood, skin and bones
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong, yeah
You load sixteen tons and 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, yeah, ha
I was born when the sun didn't shine
I became a man who would work in the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
The foreman said, "Well, a-bless my soul"
I was born in drizzling rain
Fighting and trouble was my middle name
When I come around, you better step aside
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died, yes they did
You load sixteen tons and 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
Yeah, sing it one time with me
Sixteen tons and 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
Everybody humming only
Mm, hmm, ooh, ooh, yeah
Mm, hmm, ooh, ooh
I owe my soul to the company store
Sixteen Tons (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Algunos dicen que un hombre está hecho de barro
Pero un pobre está hecho de músculo y sangre
Músculo y sangre, piel y huesos
Una mente débil y una espalda fuerte, yeah
¿Cargas dieciséis toneladas y qué obtienes?
Un día más viejo y más endeudado
San Pedro, no me llames porque no puedo ir
Le debo mi alma a la tienda de la compañía, yeah, ha
Nací cuando el sol no brillaba
Me hice un hombre que trabajaría en la mina
Cargué dieciséis toneladas de carbón número nueve
El capataz dijo: "Bueno, ¡bendita sea mi alma!"
Nací bajo una lluvia fina
Luchar y problemas era mi segundo nombre
Cuando me acerco, será mejor que te apartes
Muchos hombres no lo hicieron y muchos hombres murieron, sí lo hicieron
¿Cargas dieciséis toneladas y qué obtienes?
Un día más viejo y más endeudado
San Pedro, no me llames porque no puedo ir
Le debo mi alma a la tienda de la compañía
Yeah, cántalo una vez conmigo
¿Dieciséis toneladas y qué obtienes?
Un día más viejo y más endeudado
San Pedro, no me llames porque no puedo ir
Le debo mi alma a la tienda de la compañía
Todos tarareando solamente
Mm, hmm, ooh, ooh, yeah
Mm, hmm, ooh, ooh
Le debo mi alma a la tienda de la compañía
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