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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:song
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gptkbp:coveredBy
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gptkb:B.B._King
gptkb:Stevie_Wonder
gptkb:Tom_Jones
gptkb:Bo_Diddley
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:LeAnn_Rimes
gptkb:Eric_Burdon
gptkb:The_Weavers
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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became a working-class anthem
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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various films and TV shows
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gptkbp:firstReleased
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1947
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Country
folk
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sixteen Tons
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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coal miners' experiences in Kentucky
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gptkbp:languageOfLyrics
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English
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gptkbp:notableCover
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gptkb:Tennessee_Ernie_Ford
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Another day older and deeper in debt
I owe my soul to the company store
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
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gptkbp:recordedAt
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gptkb:Merle_Travis
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:Capitol_Records
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gptkbp:Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_version_arranger
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gptkb:Stanley_D._Jones
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gptkbp:Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_version_charted
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Billboard Hot 100 #1
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gptkbp:Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_version_producer
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gptkb:Lee_Gillette
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gptkbp:Tennessee_Ernie_Ford_version_released
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1955
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gptkbp:theme
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coal mining
working-class life
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gptkbp:writtenBy
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gptkb:Merle_Travis
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Ford_Show_(TV_series)
gptkb:Tennessee_Ernie_Ford
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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