Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Songtext
von Skip James

Hard time′s is here
An ev'rywhere you go
Times are harder
Than th′ever been befo'

Um, hm-hm
Um-hm
Um, hm-hm
Um, hm-hm-hm

You know that people
They are driftin' from do′ to do′
But they can't find no heaven
I don′t care where they go

Um, hm-hm
Um-uh-hm
Mm-hm-hm
Um, hm-hm-hm


People, if I ever can get up
Off a-this old hard killin' flo′
Lord, I'll never get down
This low no mo′

Um, hm-hm-hm
Hm, um-hm
Hm, hm-hm
Hm, hm-hm-hm

Well, you hear me singin'

This old lonesome song
People, you know these hard times
Can't last us so long

Hm, hm-hm
Hmm, hmm
Hm, hm-hm
Hm, hm-hm, oh Lord

You know, you′ll say you had money
You better be sho′
But these hard times gon' kill you
Just drive a lonely soul


Um, hm-hm
Umm, hmm
Umm, hm-hm
Hm, hm-hm-hm

(Guitar)

Umm-hm
Hmm-hm-hm
Umm-hm
Hm-hm-hm
Hmm, hm-hm-hm

(Guitar to end)

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