(B7)Mr. won't you lend a (Em) poor dime a cripple?
I'm a(A7)bout a thousand dollars from my (D7) home.
Ain't got no (G) mile in my pocket,
No (C) head to stick my hole through
And I (G) don't know where I'll (D7) die when I (Edim )go to.

I've tried (D7)livin' in the valley and workin' in the mill
I (G)like bootleggin' better runnin' whiskey through these hills
Now I've (C)come down from those (A7)mountains
And I'm (G) livin' on the (E7)bum
If you've (A7) got change for a dollar
Why (D7)don't you give me some? (Daug)