You take one day off for Labor Day, and what do you get? This episode of THE STORY SONG PODCAST! Join your hosts for their review of the 1955 country standard, “Sixteen Tons,” written by Merle Travis and performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford. In this episode, we mine for gold in a song about coal by asking the hard-hitting questions — What are fists made of? At what age should you learn a trade? Is there a Labor Day sale at the company store? Saint Peter, don’t you call us; we can’t go. We’ll be listening to this episode of THE STORY SONG PODCAST.

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