Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
The versions of 'Sixteen Tons' recorded Merle Travis, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Frankie Laine are probably the most well known.
Tennessee Ernie Ford did it first, Horton did not release it.
16 tons by tennessee ernie ford
The song "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford includes the line, "I owe my soul to the company store."
Tennessee Ernie Ford was known for being a pioneer in the expansion of Country-Western genre into more of an open demographic. Ford is remembered mostly for his selection, "Sixteen Tons", considered by many modern day contriubeters to the music as a groundbreaking milestone into shaping the music's appeal that can be felt nation-wide today.
He was borned on a mountaintop in Tennessee (greenest state--in a Teddy Roosevelt sense--in the Land of the Free), and died right about the time Jim Henson introduced "Ernie and Bert" (possibly on The Ed Sullivan Show, unsure). He is buried next to Henry Ford. The casket weighed 16 tons.
this is probably not the answer your looking for, but you may find it interesting Sixteen Tons was a number one hit by Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1955
16 Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford(St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go, I owe my soul to the company store)
"Sixteen Tons" is a song that was originally recorded by Merle Travis. The version recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford, however, was the one to make it to the number one spot on the "Billboard" charts. The song is about the life of a coal miner and his feelings of futility.
Yes tons go on Google images. i used to go to ernie Davis middle school.
A Ford Crown Victoria is ( less than 2 tons )