♪ Some people say a man is made out of mud/A poor man is made out of muscle and blood ♪

Alternatively, the Red Army Choir did a fantastic rendition too

Always loved this song since I was 14 my parents played folk songs in the car. Has more meaning as I age. And the red army was an unexpected delight lol

You carry 16 Tons, and what do you get?

Here’s the original version from Merle Travis! He actually wrote a few songs that became famous by other artists like this and ‘smoke smoke smoke that cigarette’