"SIXTEEN TONS" A song written by Merle Travis about a coal miner, based on life in mines in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded "Sixteen Tons" in 1955. With Ford's snapping fingers and a unique clarinet-driven pop arrangement, it quickly became a million seller. It hit Billboard's country music chart in November and held the No. 1 position for ten weeks, then crossed over and held the number 1 position on the pop music chart for eight weeks, besting the competing version b

243K views · 5.7K reactions | "You load sixteen tons, and what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt"  The "Sixteen Tons" music video is now available in HD! Watch here: https://JohnnyCash.lnk.to/16TonsHD | Johnny Cash | Facebook