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 k**in' 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' k** 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) ~