Your teeth feel gritty
The day is done
You hammered the mine
And loaded sixteen tons.
Stumble down to the bar
With your boots undone
Your blonde hair\'s black
From loading sixteen tons
Slam your coins on the counter
Chew on tabacca like grass
And Maybe whistle a little
while he pours you a glass
Take a deep long drink
Of that burning hot sun
It goes down like lava
But you ain\'t been stunned
You can swallow a star
And barely notice the pain
You got sixteen tons
You loaded under your name.