C.: Some people say a cat is made outta mud
A poor cat'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 16 tons, what do you get?Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to Tom the Tabby
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded 16 tons of nine-pound dog doo
And the straw boss said, "Well, a-bless my soul"
You load 16 tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to Tom the Tabby
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 liger
Can't no high toned woman make me walk the line (except Lucia)
You load 16 tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to Tom the Tabby
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 get you
Then the left one will
You load 16 tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to Tom the Tabby
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Merle Travis
Sixteen Tons lyrics © Unichappell Music Inc., Campbell Connelly And Co. Ltd., Merle's Girls Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
d.: Cal.E., why are you singin' my buddy's song that I produced for him?
C: Hi, d.c. I was just trying to relieve the stress of needing to work for the rest of my life, like you. I guess my alter ego will be Tennessee Earnie Ford when I cannot take reality anymore!
d.: You're a cat, why are you working , buddy?
C.: Because, if I pay Tom back, I will only have $300 to live on for the rest of my life! He has agreed to let me pay him back a little at a time, but he insists on keeping an eye on me while I work (heavy sigh). I suppose that I should change out of this dapper suit now.
d.: Why does a cat need money?
C.: To buy catnip. $300 will only last me about one month!
d.:Take it from me, I do NOT want to take too much of that stuff. You might end up fallin' off the toilet when you go to sleep and wake up somewhere that is not familiar to ya.
C.: I do NOT want to end up like you, that's for sure! When you work too much, you don't even know who you are!
d.: Did you ever think about singing as a career? Ah could use some backup singin', and you seem to have good range. Join me for my next practice session and we will see how ya do!
C.: I think I would be better off shoveling dog poop than singing backup vocals for an imaginary DEAD Rock N' Roll singer!
d.: It's your choice, buddy. Ah could buy ya a pink Cadillac and maybe you could run away. That way you would not be Caught in a Trap, Ya can't hold back, because you owe so much baby. Why can't you see, What you're doin' to me, when ya don't believe a word I'm sayin'?
C.: I would like to get away from Tom before he collects from me. Does the car have a manual transmission?
d.: Ya got four feet. Ya could drive a mack truck like I did before I became the greatest Rock N' Roll singer of all time!.
C.: I think I will stay here and take my chances with Tom. Thanks, anyway.
d.: Should I stay or should I go now?
... Exactly whom I'm supposed to be
Don't you know which clothes even fit me
Should I stay or should I go now?
C.: Hoo, boy, now you are singing a song that is not only not yours, but it is not even from your era! That song is one of The Clash's biggest hits from the '80's! Go home and get some sleep, d.c.!
d.: Elvis has left the building!
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