The song is called Life Gets Teejus Don't It and it was written by Carson Robison in 1948, and recorded by him as well as Peter Lind Hayes, Walter Brennan and possibly Luke the Drifter , which was a name that Hank Williams SENIOR used for a while. I just learned most of this while trying to identify the song from my childhood memories and find a recording to buy.

The Hayes & Robison versions are on You-Tube.