The Stanley Brothers - Worried Man Blues lyrics

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song 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 laid down to sleep I went across the river and I laid down to sleep I went across the river and I laid down to sleep When I woke up, there were shackles on my feet Twenty one links of chain around my leg Twenty one links of chain around my leg Twenty one links of chain around my leg And on each link, the initials of my name I asked the judge what's gonna be my fine I asked the judge what's gonna be my fine I asked the judge what's gonna be my fine Twenty one years on the Rocky Mountain Line