WE SURE GOT HARD TIMES
As recorded by Barbecue Bob, 1930.

[I've] got a song to sing you, and it's no excuse. (2x)
And it's sure as the devil, I b'lieve he got aloose.

[When] you want a drink o' liquor [and] you think it's awful nice, (2x)
You put your hand in your pocket, and you ain't got the price.

You heard about a job; now you is on your way. (2x)
Twenty men's after the same job, all in the same old day.

Hard times, hard times, we [sure] got hard times now. (2x)
Just think and think about it: we got hard times now.

You started in [to] moochin', but your moochin's in vain. (2x)
Be careful with yourself; you'll get a ball and chain.

[That] lard and bacon goin' to a dollar a pound. (2x)
Cotton has started to sellin' but it keeps goin' down and down.

Just before election, you was talkin' how you was going to vote. (2x)
And after election was over, your head's down like a billy goat.

Hard times, hard times, we've [sure] got hard times now. (2x)
Just think and think about it: we got hard times now.


[Words in brackets are omitted in one of the repeats.]