Busted

Oh, my bills are all due and the baby needs shoes 'Cause I'm busted Cotton is down to a quarter a pound But I'm busted I got a cow that's gone dry and a hen that won't lay A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day The county will haul my belongings away 'Cause I'm busted I went to my brother to ask for a loan 'Cause I'm busted I hate to beg like a dog for a bone But I'm busted My brother said, "There ain't a thing I can do My wife and my kids are all down with the flu And I was just thinkin' 'bout callin' on you 'Cause I'm busted" Well, I am no thief but a gal can go wrong When she's busted The food that I canned last summer is gone And I'm busted The fields are all bare and the cotton won't grow Me and my kids gotta pack up and go But I'll make a living, just where I don't know 'Cause I'm busted Yeah, I'm broke Flat broke No bread I mean nothing