Lyrics Came up the Hard Way - Eddy Clearwater

Came up the Hard Way

I came up the hard way
I had to work both day and night
I came up the hard way
I had to work both day and night
It’s a shame, shame, shame
That a poor man have to live that way
I came up the hard way
I had to work from song to song
I came up the hard way
I had to work from song to song
That a poor man’s work is never done
Everybody is talking about the blues, brother
Deep down in your heart …
Everybody is talking about the blues, brother
Deep down in your heart …
All my life, I had nothing but the blues
Ever since I was nine years old
I had nothing but the blues
Sometimes I feel so bad down inside
I have to put on my walking shoes
I think I wanna walk one more mile with the blues
I came up the hard way
I had to work from song to song
I came up the hard way
You know they got me working night and day
It’s a shame, shame, shame
That a poor man have to live that way