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 now I lay down to sleep

I went across the river now I lay down to sleep

I went across the river now I lay down to sleep

When I woke up I had shackles on my feet.



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.



--- Instrumental ---



Train that I ride is fourteen coaches long

Train that I ride is fourteen coaches long

Train that I ride is fourteen coaches long

The girl I love is on that train and gone.



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.



--- Instrumental ---



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...