Some people say a man is made of mud
有人讲普通人为泥所塑
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
而穷人是由血肉之躯组成的
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
肌肉、血液、皮肤和骨骼
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
一个多么软弱的头脑，一副多么坚挺的后背
You load sixtenn tons what do you get?
你装了16吨又会得到什么？
Another day older and deeper in debt.
又一天过去了，负债累累
Saint Peter don't you call me cause i can't go
圣彼得别再召唤我，因为我不能去祷告
I owe my soul to the company store
我把我的灵魂归功于公司的商店
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
我出生在一个没有太阳的早晨
I pick up my shovel and I walked to the mine.
我拿起铁锹，向矿井走去
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
我装了十六吨九号煤
And the straw boss said, whell a bless my soul.
工头说:“我的天哪!保佑你的灵魂！“
you loaded sixteen tons,what do you get?
你装了十六吨，你得到了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天过去了，负债累累
Saint Peter don't you call me cause i can't go
圣彼得别再召唤我，因为我不能去祷告
I owe my soul to the company store.
我把我的灵魂归功于公司的商店
I was born one morining ,it was drizzlin'rain
我出生在一个细雨绵绵的早晨
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
战斗和麻烦是我的中间名
I was raised in the canebreak by an old mama lion
我是在溪谷被一个老狮子妈妈养大的
Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line
就不能找个高挑的女人让我按规矩去做？
You load sixteen tons, whattaya get?
你装了十六吨，你想要什么?
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天过去了，负债累累
St. Peter don'cha call me, 'cause I can't go
圣彼得别再召唤我，因为我不能去祷告
I owe my soul to the company store
我把我的灵魂归功于公司的商店
If you see me comin' better step aside
如果你看到我来，最好让开
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
很多人没这么做，很多人因此丧命
One fist of iron, the other of steel
老子左手是铁，右手是钢
If the right one don't getcha then the left one will
如果躲过了左拳那右拳将会是你的丧钟
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
你装了十六吨，你会得到什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天过去了，负债累累
St. Peter don'cha call me, 'cause I can't go
圣彼得别再召唤我，因为我不能去祷告
I owe my soul to the company store
我把我的灵魂归功于公司的商店