Worried Man Blues lyrics

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.

I went across the river and I lay down to sleep

I went across the river and I lay down to sleep

When I woke up, there were shackles on my feet.

Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg

Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg

And on each link an initial of my name.

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.

I asked the judge what might be my fine

I asked the judge what might be my fine

Twenty-one years on that RC mountain line.

The train arrived sixteen coaches long

The train arrived sixteen coaches long

A girl I love is on that train and gone.

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.

If anyone asks you who composed this song

If anyone asks you who composed this song

Tell me it was I and I sing it all day long.

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now but I won't be worried long.