1922 Blues

Well, I worked all summer, couldn't save a cent I gave all my money to the government I don't know quite how it got spent But the banks a-comin' for my deed, boys Man at the mill can't see, boys Let me get my feed for free, boys Ain't that the way it is Well, I cut out down a braver road I traded my stock for a V8 Ford Danced for town down on the floor boards And the title owed down to me, boys That gasoline ain't free, boys Just guzzling out my knee bone? Ain't that the way it is Well, I met me a woman down in Saint Paul I even met her mother and I met her pal The brother told me that he'd bust my jaw I talked to his sister again, boys Told me I couldn't win though There's blood running down my chin now Ain't that the way it is Well, I slept all night on the barroom floor And woke up this morning, my head was sore Pockets empty, but I want some more Now, the bar man's got my car, boys Tales worth more by far, boys As I leave her down at the bar now Ain't that the way it is Well, I hitched me a ride on the way back home I got me a job on a family farm Times are hard here, but I can't roll And I ain't got nothing more, boys And I owe that company store, boys Gold's looking good for sure, boys Ain't that the way it is Well, I worked all summer couldn't save a cent I gave all my money to the government I don't know quite how it got spent But the banks a-comin' for my deed, boys Man at the mill can't see, boys Let me get my feed for free, boys But ain't that the way it is