I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I ain't got no hat, ain't got no shoes      These people here, they treat me fine   These people here, they treat me fine   They give me beer, and they give me wine      I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I ain't got no hat, ain't got no shoes      (break)      It's hard to tell, what a girl will do   It's hard to tell, what a girl will do   She'll take your heart, and your money too      I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I ain't got no hat, ain't got no shoes      (break)      I'm goin' back, to Arkansaw   I'm goin' back, to Arkansaw   Gonna stay right there with ma and pa      I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I ain't got no hat, ain't got no shoes      (break)      I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I've got the blues, those Nashville blues   I ain't got no hat, ain't got no shoes   I ain't got no hat, ain't got no shoes