Know the blues ain’t nothing
But a Botheration on your mind
You know the blues ain’t nothing
But a botheration on your mind
When you think your woman’s gone
Your woman there with you all the time
I used to pick a whole lot of cotton baby
People used to say I pull a whole lot of corn
I used to pick a whole lot of cotton baby, people
And I used to pull a whole lot of corn
I used to tell the city boy what to do
But a little left of me, he just couldn’t learn
Ain’t it wonderful to know what to do
Special when you at home
Ain’t it wonderful to know what to do
Special when you at home
That’s why I would raise the working, lord, now
I tell Mister, Mr. Charley Farm
I couldn’t go to town 'til Saturday
Peoples, I couldn’t even spend my dough
I couldn’t even go to town 'til Saturday
Peoples, I couldn’t even spend my dough
You know I would even get scared, now
I was scared to go from door to door
Well alright babe
Well I wasn’t driving tractor
Baby I had me a old beat-up team
You know when I wasn’t driving tractor
You know I had me an old beat-up team
You know I was down in Mississippi
People, you know just what I mean
The work wasn’t so hard
But my boss was so doggone mean
You know the work wasn’t hard
But my boss was so doggone mean
But I had two pretty horses, lord
Two of the one you ever seen
Watch out Brother Robert
You know when you see me laughing
I’m laughing just to keep from crying
You know when you see me laughing
You know I’m laughing just to keep from crying
You know I done worked so hard
I can’t it off of my mind