I transcribed this from a recording by Hawkey Franzen & Sture Nordin at YouTube. The recording was made in Stockholm; I assume they are Swedish, but the performance is excellent.


DON'T PITY ME
Brownie McGhee

1. You put me down, goin' up the hill,
Believin' in your heart that I would stand still,
But you know, life [is] just one little bitty wheel. Don't pity me.

2. I've hardened my heart. [It] has no more pain.
Well, ev'ry loss from now [on] will be my gain.
You know time, time changes ev'rything. Don't pity me.

[BRIDGE] And I can walk by myself, talk by myself.
I don't even have to bother you.
Girl, no, my only happiness [is] my friends I guess.
I have to keep on, keep on with my blues.

3. Skies are blue. So am I,
Pretendin' that I'm happy. God knows that I'm dissatisfied.
I'm just too, too damn evil to cry. Don't pity me.

[BRIDGE] Well once upon a time all your time was my time all the time.
Now it seems the time you have for me is gone.
Havin' a little tough luck. Ain't gonna give up.
I'm gonna keep on, keep on and on.

[REPEAT 3]


[I like the attitude displayed in these lyrics. He's neither groveling ('come back, baby') nor angry ('you'll get yours someday') but just saying, 'I'm strong; I'll get over it.']