I was born during the hard depression day, oh my Lord.
In July, in South Georgia, where the sun was hot in a blaze,
My folk was sharecropper.
At the end of the year, we had nothing,
We had nothing, we had nothing but grasshoppers.

Looking back over my life,
Oh Lord, I'm so depressed.
Help me somebody, I need some rest,
Oh Lord, I'm so depressed.

Every boy needs a girl, every girl needs a boy.
I'm a boy so full of love,
I have no one to hold my hand.
Tell me how long must I wander,
Tell me how long must I cry.

Will there be someone, someone to wipe,
Dry the tear from my eye. [bad word] on [bad word] my head, [bad word] my head while I lay down in my bed.
Kiss me, kiss me baby,
'Til I feel alright, 'til I feel alright.

Oh, looking back over my life,
Oh Lord, I'm so depressed.
Help me somebody, I need some rest.

Oh Lord, I'm so depressed.