Now you're lookin' at a man that's gettin' kinda mad
 I had lot's of luck but it's all been bad
 No matter how I struggle and strive
 I'll never get out of this world alive
 My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand
 My woman run away with another man
 No matter how I struggle and strive
 I'll never get out of this world alive
 A distant uncle passed away and left me quite a batch
 And I was livin'g high until that fatal day
 A lawyer proved I wasn't born
 I was only hatched
 Everything's again' me and it's got me down
 If I jumped in the river I would proberbly drown
 No matter how I struggle and strive
 I'll never get out of this world alive
 These shabby shoes I'm wearin' all the time
 Are full of holes and nails
 And brother if I stepped on a worn out dime
 I bet a nickel I could tell you if it was heads or tails
 I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
 'Cause nothin's ever gonna be alright nohow
 No matter how I struggle and strive
 I'll never get out of this world alive