My old man he put me in jail
It’s hard
My old man he put me in jail
It’s hard
With the doors all locked and barred
With a big long chain
Tied to the floor [bad word] his soul
I’m weak and I’m poor
These are hard times for sure

My darlin’ forgot my name
It’s hard
My darlin’ forgot my name
It’s hard
I was dealt the losing card
Once she came to visit me
Turned away fast as can be
These are hard times for sure

I stole myself some rope today
It’s hard
I stole myself some rope today
It’s hard
My body I’ll discard
And then my soul
Will fly away
Where it’ll go
I don’t dare to say
These are hard times for sure