Hard time here and everywhere you go   Times is harder than ever been before      And the people are driftin' from door to door   Can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go      Hear me tell you people, just before I go   These hard times will kill you just dry long so      Well, you hear me singin' my lonesome song   These hard times can last us so very long      If I ever get off this killin' floor   I'll never get down this low no more   No-no, no-no, I'll never get down this low no more      And you say you had money, you better be sure   'Cause these hard times will drive you from door to door      Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more   Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more   These hard times will drive you from door to door