Grew up in the Mississippi delta 
In a shotgun shack 
Washboard for my pillow 
`Til the tax man took that back 
Moved out on my own 
I was just twelve years old ... top that 

You think you got the blues 
Look at my life 
I`ve got the blues more than you do ... blues 

When I was an itty-bitty baby 
I was my mama`s only surviving son 
She used my head as a washrag 
I thought it was fun 
Walked uphill to school both ways 
With no legs ... top that 

You think you got the blues 
Look at my life 
I`ve got the blues more than you do ... blues 



Got so drunk i couldn`t find my way home 
Had to have a blind man show me 
When I finally did get there, 
My own dog had disowned me 
A womam in a bar just looks at me and coughed and said 
"I don`t even know you, but I wish you`d die off" ... top that 

You think you got the blues 
Look at my life 
I`ve got the blues more than you do ... blues