Times ain’t what they used to be
Times ain’t what they used to be
Well I’m telling it people, lord you can take it from me

I’ve seen better days but I’m putting up with these
I’ve seen better days but I’m putting up with these
There’s too many people and they're all too hard to please

Cause I was born in the country she thinks I’m easy to use
Cause I was born in the country she thinks I’m easy to use
Cause I was born in the country you know I’m easy to lose

I give you sugar for sugar and want salt for salt
I give you sugar for sugar but you want salt for salt
If you can’t get along then honey it’s your own damn fault

Sometimes I’m thinking your too good to die
Sometimes I’m thinking your too good to die
Other times I’m thinking you ought to be buried alive

These are the bluest blues a man could ever have
These are the bluest blues a man could ever have
These are the darndest hard luck blues a man could ever brag

I’d rather see my coffin coming through my back door
Rather see my coffin coming through my back door
Than the girl I’m loving say she don’t love me no more

When you see me leaving baby, I should have left so far
When you see me leaving mama, I should have left so far
Sometimes I’m wondering who you think you are

I risked my whole world babe, you think I’ve got nothing to lose
I risked my whole world babe, you think I’ve got nothing to lose
cause I’m a white boy baby you dot think I can sing the blues, that’s right