Details
- Instrument:
- Classical Guitar Voice Piano, Vocal, Guitar
- Genres:
- 20th Century Country Standards
- Publishers:
- John Fries
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Late Intermediate
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 3
SKU: A0.1428331
Composed by Alan Galbraith, Andrew Mckay, Benny Trowell, and Mark Matthews. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Country,Standards. Score. 3 pages. John Fries #1009117. Published by John Fries (A0.1428331).TYPE JOHN FRIES IN THE SEARCH BAR TO SEE ALL I HAVE TO OFFER. Thanks, John. "Sixteen Tons" is a song written by Merle Travis about a coal miner, based on life in the mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The line "another day older and deeper in debt" from the chorus came from a letter written by Travis's brother John. This and the line "I owe my soul to the company store" are a reference to the trucking system and to debt bondage. Under this scrip system, workers were not paid cash; rather they were paid with non-transferable credit vouchers that could be exchanged only for goods sold at the company store. This made it impossible for workers to store up cash savings.
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