Lord my mother she done told me and my father done told me   My father told me too, yeah my mother she done told me   And my father done told me, my father told me too   It's a mean old town to live in by yourself      Yeah, work for a dollar or several thousand   Could not save a dime   You know I worked for a dollar, or several thousand   Man couldn't save a dime   Ain't nobody worried and there isn't nobody's crying      Yeah, I got my hands outside to get a hold on   Try to get some of my cash   Lord I try to get my hands outside to get a hold on   Try to get some of my cash   It's those great big smiles to keep us out of that trash      So I packed up my suitcase and I move on down   Hit that lonesome road   You know I packed up my suitcase   And I hit that lonesome, move on down   I'm still crying to make it when the day was done