Ce morceau se réfère à la chanson "16 Tons" de Merle Travis. <br />This song refers to Merle Travis' 16 Tons. <br /><br />16 tons <br />was the name of the song <br />you used to sing at the time <br />when going down the mine <br />down, down the mine <br />16 tons <br />was a heavy load <br />a lot of hard coal <br />breaking your backbone <br />down, down the mine... <br />16 tons <br />was the name of the song <br />the symbol of your hard times <br />when you were down the mine <br />down, down the mine <br />................................. <br />But today when you see <br />the big wheel at a standstill <br />with nobody around the pit <br />you say 16 tons <br />was not so heavy a load <br />and you regret the "good old bad time" <br />when you were down the mine <br />down, down the mine <br />(Bluesnik 93)
