Sixteen Toons
Adapted from “Sixteen Tons” (Merle Travis)


Some people said that Michigan looked kinda faint
He really coulda used some ink and some paint
Some ink and some paint in the shape of a frog
So I opened up the Warner Brothers catalog

To buy sixteen toons
What’ll I get?
Another wall covered
And deeper in debt
Peter Hastings, don’t you call me
’Cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the Studio Store
(Warner Brothers Studio Store)

I was told one morning you were losing your mind
You’re walking through the house and you suddenly find
A little bare space at the end of the hall
So you hop in your car and you head to the mall

You buy sixteen toons
What do you get?
Another wall covered
And deeper in debt
Peter Hastings, don’t you call me
’Cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the Studio Store
(Warner Brothers Studio Store)

I was watching Animaniacs on my TV
That Emmy-winning program on the WB
And when the show was over, next thing I know
I jumped from my chair and decided to go

And buy sixteen toons
What did I get?
Some certs of authenticity
(With Retsyn, I bet)
Peter Hastings, don’t you call me
’Cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the Studio Store
(Warner Brothers Studio Store)

If you see me coming, better make some room
I’m carrying a limited Katie Ka-Boom
And anyone who crosses me will get their fill
Of my pocket-size Tower or my big anvil

You buy sixteen toons
What do you get?
Another wall covered
And deeper in debt
Peter Hastings, don’t you call me
’Cause I can’t go
I owe my soul to the Studio Store
(Warner Brothers Studio Store)