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No Hard Times

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I got a barrel of flour Lord, I got a bucket of lard
I got a barrel of flour Lord, I got a bucket of lard
I ain't got no blues got chickens in my backyard

Got corn in my crib cotton growin' in my patch
I got corn in my crib cotton growin' in my patch
I got that old hen a-sittin' waitin' for that old hen to hatch
Yodeley-eh-oh hard time blues

I'm gonna hitch up my mule and take a hold of my line
I'm gonna hitch up my mule and take a hold of my line
I can't be bothered with all those old hard times

Oh, go ahead and pick one now

I'm gonna build me a shanty, Lord I'm gonna settle down
I'm gonna build me a shanty, Lord I'm gonna settle down
Get me a corn-fed mama and Lordy quit a-runnin' around

Here he comes

I can make more money with my pick and plow
I can make more money with my pick and plow
With my one-eyed mule and my good ol' Jersey cow

Yodeley-eh-oh hard time blues

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mellow_harsher On Jul 24, 2014

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