to
Chicago,
Memphis to
New
Orleans
In the
Mississippi
Delta, living on green beans
Had the blues in all these places,
never felt so low down
I sing the devil's music as
I go from town to town
I can always find a gig,
but the owners don't always pay
Lord knows, I've seen better days
When the levees broke and everywhere a flood I
saw the high water marks, the body counts
and the blood
Must be some kind of magic,
somebody cast a
spell
Maybe it's the devil come
to collect his doom
from hell I'm no stranger to
witches and their wicked
God knows I've seen better days
I've had hard nights and
my share of misery
Been locked up a long time
but no one to set
The people with the power,
they're keeping me down
Don't want me to rise and join them,
afraid of what may be found
They even burned my guitar,
they set it ablaze
Lord knows, I've seen better days
I'm guilty of lyin'
and cheatin' some too
But all it ever did was make
me feel more blue
Times are tough, it's hard to find a job
And I'm too proud to beg,
borrow, steal or rob
I've slept outside in the snow
with nowhere to stay
Lord knows I've seen better days
Don't my share of gamblin'
Can't say I've ever won
Had people try to kill me
with a knife or a gun
Drunk so many nights,
next day didn't remember a thing
Had a lot of women but
never gave one a ring
They say that good things come
to people who pray
Lord help me, I've seen better days
I know