Worried Man Blues

(A.P. Carter)



It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.



I went across the river laid me down to sleep

I went across the river laid me down to sleep

I went across the river laid me down to sleep.

When I woke up I had shackles on my feet



Don't you know it takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.



I asked that judge what's gonna be my fine

I asked that judge what's gonna be my fine

I asked that judge what's gonna be my fine

Twenty one years on the Rocky Mountain Line.



Oh, it takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.



Well, the train I ride it's twenty one coaches long

The train I ride is twenty one coaches long

The train I ride is twenty one coaches long

The woman I love she's on that train and gone.



Oh it takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.



I'm worried now but I won't be worried long...