NOW YOU'RE LOOKIN' AT
A MAN THAT'S
GETTIN' KINDA MAD
I HAD-A LOTSA LUCK
BUT IT'S ALL BEEN BAD
NO MATTER HOW
I STRUGGLE AND STRIVE
I'LL NEVER GET OUTTA
THIS WORLD ALIVE
MY FISHIN' POLE'S BROKE
THE CREEK IS
FULL OF SAND
MY WOMAN RUN AWAY
WITH ANOTHER MAN
NO MATTER HOW
I STRUGGLE AND STRIVE
I'LL NEVER GET OUTTA
THIS WORLD ALIVE
A DISTANT UNCLE
PASSED AWAY
AND LEFT ME
QUITE A BATCH
AND I WAS LIVIN' HIGH
UNTIL THE FATAL DAY
A LAWYER PROVED
I WASN'T BORNED
I WAS ONLY HATCHED
EVERYTHING'S AGIN ME
AND IT'S GOT ME DOWN
IF I JUMPED IN THE RIVER
I WOULD
PROBABLY DROWN
NO MATTER HOW
I STRUGGLE AND STRIVE
I'LL NEVER GET OUTTA
THIS WORLD ALIVE
THESE SHABBY SHOES
I'M WEARIN' ALL THE TIME
IS FULL OF
HOLES AND NAILS
AND BROTHER
IF I STEPPED ON
A WORN-OUT DIME
I BET A NICKEL
I COULD TELL YA IF
IT WAS HEADS OR TAILS
I'M NOT GONNA WORRY
WRINKLES IN MY BROW
'CAUSE NOTHIN'S
EVER GONNA BE
ALRIGHT NOHOW
NO MATTER HOW
I STRUGGLE AND STRIVE
I'LL NEVER GET OUTTA
THIS WORLD ALIVE