KUUSTEIST TONNI
Heldur Karmo
Sixteen Tons
(Merle Travis)
On maailm nõnda suur ja maailm nii lai,
kuid siiski näib: vaesel mehel on vaid
lihased head ning nahk ja luud...
Tal on vaid jõud ja ei miskit muud.
REFR.: Kuusteist tonni sütt andma sa pead,
sa vanaks vara jääd ja võlgu vaid tead.
Ei surra või, kui Peetrus kord kutsub sind,
sest kompaniile on müüdud su hing.
Kui ilmale ma tulin, oli päikseta päev.
Ma kõndisin kaevandusse, labidas käes.
Ja kuusteist tonni sütt ma raiusin seal
ning ei pääse nüüd enam sellest vist eal.
REFR.:
Kui ilmale ma tulin, oli vihmast kõik hall
ja hall on ka elu – kas maa peal või all.
Ei lahkuda siit saa, ei tohi ega või,
sest mul panti kaupluses pandud on kõik.
REFR.:
See on saatus, millel kahjuks puudub hurm –
ei hoidu sa sellest, siis ootab sind surm.
Kel kopsus on auk, kes kaotanud käe,
see on ainukene mälestus, mis alles jääb.
REFR.:
HK 1956
Esitaja: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Frankie Laine, Johnny Desmond, Platters, Tom Jones, CCS, Georg Ots
Trükis: "Estraadiorkestri partituurid" (1958)
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Some people say a man is made outta mud
Am G D/F# E
A poor man's made outta muscle an' blood...
Am G F E
Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone
Am N.C.
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
[Chorus]
Am G D/F# E
You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
Am G D/F# E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am G F E
Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C.
I owe my soul to the company sto'
(Repeat riff)
[Verse 2]
N.C.
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
Am G D/F# E
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
Am G F E
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
Am N.C.
And the straw boss said, "Well, bless my soul
[Chorus]
Am G D/F# E
You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
Am G D/F# E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am G F E
Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C.
I owe my soul to the company sto'
(Repeat riff)
[Verse 3]
N.C.
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Am G D/F# E
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
Am G F E
I was raised in the cane brake by an' ol' mama lion
Am N.C.
Cain't no high‑tone woman make me walk the line
[Chorus]
Am G D/F# E
You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
Am G D/F# E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am G F E
Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go
Am N.C.
I owe my soul to the company sto'
(Repeat riff)
[Verse 4]
N.C.
If ya see me comin' better step aside
Am G D/F# E
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
Am G F E
One fist of iron, the other of steel
Am N.C.
If the right one don' get you then the left one will
[Chorus]
Am G D/F# E
You load sixteen tons, whaddya get?
Am G D/F# E
Another day older an' deeper in debt
Am Am/E Dm
Saint Peter, doncha call me 'cause I can't go
N.C.
I owe my soul to the company sto'
(Repeat riff)
Am
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