Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons [1955]
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great song
It's a classic that speaks to the struggle and injustice of the working poor.
It's based on the company debt bondage system that was in place from the 1920s and went on for decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Tons