We Sure Got Hard Times Now - Barbecue Bob

Got a song to sing you and it's no excuse

Got a song to sing you and it's no excuse

And as sure as the devil

I believe he's got aloose

You want a drink of liquor

You think it's awful nice

You want a drink of liquor

You think it's awful nice

You put your hand in your pocket

And you ain't got the price

You hear about a job

Now you is on your way

You hear about a job

Now you is on your way

Twenty mens after the same job

All in the same old day

Hard times hard times

We got hard times now

Hard times hard times

We sure got hard times now

Just drink and think about it

We got hard times now

You start in mooching

But your mooching been in vain

You start in mooching

But your mooching been in vain

Be careful with yourself

You'll get a ball and chain

Lard and bacon

Gone to a dollar a pound

Lard and bacon

Gone to a dollar a pound

Cotton have started to selling

But it keeps going down

And down

Just before election

You was talking about how you was

Going to vote

Just before election

You was talking about how you was

Going to vote

And after election was over

Your head's down like a billygoat

Hard times hard times

We sure got hard times now

Hard times hard times

We got hard times now

Just drink and think about it

We sure got hard times now