Troubles up and down the road   And trials all the way around   Never knew what trouble was   Till my honey threw me down   With nothing but old ragged clothes   My heart strings broken to shreds   Blues creeping over my body   Queer notions flying in my head   The easiest thing I ever done   Was loving and drinking wine   The hardest thing I ever done   Was paying off a judge's fine   I've never worked for pleasure   Peace on earth I cannot find   The only thing I surely own   Is a worried and troubled mind   If men and wine don't kill me   The one more plan to find   Soak up all the old rub-alcohol   Ease all trouble off my mind