Some of you all, I know I told this story to before But those of you that haven't Heard me tell this story I just wanna tell you about A little trouble I had, that's all
You know I woke up Early one morning, children But before I go any further I just wanna tell you that I didn't have but two eggs For my breakfast that morning
And, children, the cat had To jump up on the table And knock them off And now they're gone
But I did have a strip of bacon In the icebox, children But when I switched on my gas I found the man had cut my gas off
Just then, I went to my front door And picked up my newspaper And when I sit down in My old easy chair, children When I switched on the lights I found the man had cut My lights off too
Just then, I felt so bad I just wanted to take Me a little ride And I went outside and Got in my 1938 Cadillac And I turned the corner, children And my car gave out of gas And I had to walk right back home
But just as I was walking Through my front door I heard the phone when it rang And the only girl in the world That I ever loved, children Called me and said, Clarence I want you to loan me five dollars
But, Lord, it hurt me so bad When I had to tell her that I didn't have but fifty cents To my name and it had a hold on it And she put me down
Then, children, about twelve noon I got a letter in the mail And it said that if I didn't have My rent in by five o'clock I was gonna have to get outdoors
And, Lord, I felt so bad then That I just wanted to sit down And sing me a song I guess I woulda sang a song Children, I guess I woulda sang a Song that I had never sang Before in my whole life
I guess I woulda sang Part Time Love if Johnny Taylor Hadn't recorded it at that time The I guess I woulda sang I Need To Belong To Someone But Jerry Butler had recorded His at that time
But as I was thinking, children I couldn't help but feel the tears When they ran down my eyes
I said, oh, oh, oh Why do I have so much trouble I got to work so hard every day Slave for my woman...
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