Marketing
Merle Travis i(li) George S. Davis
Sixteen Tons
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
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"
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
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
Šesnaest tona
Kažu da od blata ljude stvori Bog
Siromaha stvori od mesa krvavog
Od mesa i krvi, od kostiju i kože,
Slabog uma, jakih leđa da izdržat može
Jednog mračnog jutra rođen sam ja
Lopatu na rame pa put rudnika
Šesnaest tona ugljena, devet mu je broj
Natovarim, a šef kaže: „Mili Bože moj.“
Na dan kad sam rođen počnu loša vremena
Tuča i Nevolja – moja prava imena.
Odrastoh u džungli uz lavicu mamu
Jer živ čovjek ne odgaja ovakvu budalu.
Kad vidiš da dolazim, bolje se skloni
Ima ih što nisu, sad mrtvi su oni
Jedna željezna šaka, od čelika druga
Ako desna ne pogodi, lijeva će iz cuga
Šesnaest tona, što će mi sad?
Svaki dan sve dužniji i sve manje mlad
Sveti Petre ne zovi me uzaludno
Dušu dugujem kompaniji rudnoj.
Post je objavljen 08.04.2011. u 21:20 sati.