Came up the Hard Way - Eddy Clearwater

I came up the hard way

I had to work both day and night

I came up the hard way

I had to work both day and night

It’s a shame, shame, shame

That a poor man have to live that way

I came up the hard way

I had to work from song to song

I came up the hard way

I had to work from song to song

That a poor man’s work is never done

Everybody is talking about the blues, brother

Deep down in your heart …

Everybody is talking about the blues, brother

Deep down in your heart …

All my life, I had nothing but the blues

Ever since I was nine years old

I had nothing but the blues

Sometimes I feel so bad down inside

I have to put on my walking shoes

I think I wanna walk one more mile with the blues

I came up the hard way

I had to work from song to song

I came up the hard way

You know they got me working night and day

It’s a shame, shame, shame

That a poor man have to live that way