Mr. William Ashley Turner b. 02 May 1947 Newport News High School, Class of 1965 Old Dominion College, B. S., Class of 1969 The Citadel, M. S.: 1974  College of Financial Planning, C .F .P.: 1987 University of Maryland Former Mayor of Ovilla, TX - http://www.nctcog.org/rd/city.asp?3147 http://www.nnhs65.com/t-typhoon.html
NNHS Class of 1965 - Fall of 1964 1965 Anchor, p. 172	ODC Class of 1969 - Fall of 1965 1966 Troubadour, p. 180	Old Dominion College Freshman Basketball Team 1966 Troubadour, p. 284	1970 Anchor  - NNHS J. V. Baseball Team - Coach Billy Turner	about 1999
04/28/04	04/28/04	04/28/04	Courtesy of Tim Parsons ('73) of VA - 01/26/05 WOWZERS!  Thanks, Tim!	Courtesy of Billy Turner ('65) of TX - 06/06/02 Thanks, Billy Turner!

Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
I was raised in the canebrake* by an ol' mama lion
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

If you see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't a-get you, then the left one will

You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store

"Sixteen Tons" lyrics and "Sixteen Tons" midi, sequenced by "Sassy Lady",
 courtesy of http://www.smickandsmodoo.com/lyrics/sixteen.htm,
at the suggestion of Billy Turner ('65) of TX - 06/06/02
Thanks, Billy Turner!

Animated Sinking Basketball clip art courtesy of http://www.grsites.com/webgraphics/clipart_sports_basketball_001.shtml - 03/26/04

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