Please lawd! please lawd! forgive me if I complain
 Up in the mornin' out on the job work like the devil for my pay
 But that lucky old sun has nothin' to do
 but roll  around  heaven all day

 Fuss with my woman toil for my kids
 Sweat 'til I'm wrinkled and gray
 While that lucky old sun has nothin' to do
 But roll around heaven all day

 Good lawd above, can't  you know I'm pinin', tears all in my eyes;
 Send down that cloud with a silver linin', lift me to paradise
 Show me that  river take me across and wash all my trou-bles away.
 Like that lucky old sun, give me nothin' to do
 But roll  around heaven all day