At the moment, I've got a very bad sore throat which takes my vocal range down to sometimes more than an octave. I can now go as low as C2 and sometimes even lower. Well, this song suits my voice and I can sing it even lower than the original singer.
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Info of song
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Tons
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YouTube Video ~ Various Versions:
Studio Recording:
Sixteen Tons | Tennessee Ernie Ford
This is the original version of the song "Sixteen Tons", by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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Lyrics:
Sixteen Tons ~ by Tennessee Ernie Ford (Lyrics)
[V1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[V2]
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" [Chorus]
[V3]
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 [Chorus]
[V2]
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 [Chorus]
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YouTube Video ~ Various Versions by Tennessee Ernie Ford:
Live Singing:
Tennessee ernie Ford - 16 Tons
A Live Upbeat A-Go-Go Version... something about digging up an old dog and teaching it new tricks:
Tennessee Ernie Ford - 16 Tons (Go-Go Version)
Here he is many years later with the added humour while singing:
TENNESSE ERNIE FORD - SIXTEEN TON
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YouTube Video ~ Merle Travis (Original Singer & Composer of this song)
1st Live Version
MERLE TRAVIS - Sixteen Tons
2nd Live Version (love that joke using Chet Atkins)
Merle Travis - Sixteen Tons
Original Studio Version
Merle Travis - Sixteen Tons (original version)
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YouTube Video ~ Other Versions
Fantastic Guitar
Tommy Emmanuel - Merle Travis Medley
Acappella
"Sixteen Tons" by The Yale Spizzwinks(?) of 2005-09
Acappella
Sixteen Tons by Eight Hole Punch, solo by Brad Franklin
An unusually low Platter Song
THE ORIGINAL PLATTERS - Sixteen Tons - Lima 2011
Tom Jones - Sixteen Tons (Original Stereo)
A High Country Version
Don Harrison Band - Sixteen Tons
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