Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Hard Luck Blues, artist - Marvin Rainwater. Date of issue: 02.10.2020
Song language: English
Hard Luck Blues |
| Things were gettin' mighty rough in Oklahoma |
| And I liked to starve to death in Tennessee |
| Someone said there’s lotsa work way down in Georgia |
| I thought I’d take me down and see |
| Well, I musta been the poorest man in Georgia |
| And the taste of food was just a memory |
| Standin' in the rain a-lookin' through this window |
| And I swear this is what I see |
| Well, this bum worse than me was a-takin' money |
| And the guy that run the place was on the floor |
| Well I knew the thing to do was to take off runnin' |
| But I just can’t run no more |
| Well, if you think they came and got me, well, you guessed it |
| Locked me up, that’s just exactly what they did |
| And that bum that killed the man took the money |
| Well, I guess he went and hid |
| Well, they finally made their mind I didn’t do it |
| After 20 years of sittin' in a cell |
| Now, if anybody ever mentions Georgia |
| I’ma gonna say I’d rather go to- |
| Well, they say there’s lotsa work in Louisiana |
| So I think I’ll take me down there and see |
| But if they’ve got a chain gang in New Orleans |
| That’s the last you’ll ever see of me |