1922 Blues

[00:17.97] Well, I worked all summer, couldn't save a cent
[00:20.22] I gave all my money to the government
[00:22.82] I don't know quite how it got spent
[00:24.65] But the banks a-comin' for my deed, boys
[00:27.25] Man at the mill can't see, boys
[00:29.21] Let me get my feed for free, boys
[00:31.36] Ain't that the way it is
[00:36.38] Well, I cut out down a braver road
[00:38.64] I traded my stock for a V8 Ford
[00:40.87] Danced for town down on the floor boards
[00:42.76] And the title owed down to me, boys
[00:45.29] That gasoline ain't free, boys
[00:46.73] Just guzzling out my knee bone?
[00:48.87] Ain't that the way it is
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[01:11.38] Well, I met me a woman down in Saint Paul
[01:13.95] I even met her mother and I met her pal
[01:15.97] The brother told me that he'd bust my jaw
[01:17.70] I talked to his sister again, boys
[01:20.07] Told me I couldn't win though
[01:21.74] There's blood running down my chin now
[01:23.90] Ain't that the way it is
[01:28.48] Well, I slept all night on the barroom floor
[01:30.95] And woke up this morning, my head was sore
[01:33.12] Pockets empty, but I want some more
[01:34.61] Now, the bar man's got my car, boys
[01:37.25] Tales worth more by far, boys
[01:39.02] As I leave her down at the bar now
[01:41.08] Ain't that the way it is
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[02:02.32] Well, I hitched me a ride on the way back home
[02:04.97] I got me a job on a family farm
[02:06.99] Times are hard here, but I can't roll
[02:08.99] And I ain't got nothing more, boys
[02:10.67] And I owe that company store, boys
[02:12.90] Gold's looking good for sure, boys
[02:14.93] Ain't that the way it is
[02:19.42] Well, I worked all summer couldn't save a cent
[02:21.71] I gave all my money to the government
[02:23.98] I don't know quite how it got spent
[02:25.71] But the banks a-comin' for my deed, boys
[02:28.05] Man at the mill can't see, boys
[02:29.95] Let me get my feed for free, boys
[02:31.75] But ain't that the way it is
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