Bad Housing Blues - Josh White

I woke up this morning, rainwater in my bed

I woke up this morning, rainwater in my bed

You know, my roof was leaking, Lord, leaking on my head

Now there ain’t no reason I should live this way

Now there ain’t no reason I should live this way

I done lost my job, can’t even get on the WPA

Lord, I wonder when I’ll hear good news

Lord, I wonder when I’ll hear good news

Right now I’m gonna tell you how I got them bad housing blues

I’m goin' to the capitol, goin' to the White House lawn

Well, I’m goin' to the capitol, goin' to the White House lawn

Better wipe out these slums, been this way since I was born