Let me tell you bout the time
I had the hard luck blues
Down so low I had nothing to lose
I had to shake ‘em,
shake them hard luck blues
So I got me a guitar and

big_rock_candy_mountain

[spoken]
Man comes in this life naked and bare
He walks through this world with troubles and care
When he departs, we don’t know where
But he’ll be alright there if he

train_that_carried_my_girl_from_town

Where was you when the train left town
Standin’ on the corner with my head hung down
I said I hate, I hate
I hate that train that carried my girl from town
I said I hate

paul_and_silas

Paul and Silas bound in jail ----- all night long
Paul and Silas bound in jail ----- all night long
Paul and Silas bound in jail ----- all night long
Crying who shall deliver fo

my_bucket’s_got_a_hole_in_it


east_st_louis

Well I walked all the way from East St Louis town
Well I walked all the way from East St Louis town

And I ain’t got a dollar, I ain’t got but one thin dime
And I ainâ

frankie_and_albert

When Frankie and Albert got married
Oh lord, how they did love
What’d they do? Swore to be true
True as the stars above
Now Albert’s gone and he won’t come home

brady

Down in St Louis at Twelfth and Carr
Big Bill Duncan was tendin’ bar
In Come Brady with a star on his chest
Duncan shot Brady and you know the rest

Brady, why did