Life Gets Tee-Jus Don't It

歌詞

The sun comes up, an' the sun goes down The hands on the clock keep goin' aroun' I just get up and it's time to lay down Life gits tee-jus, don't it? My shoe's untied, but I don't care I ain't figurin' on goin' nowhere I'd have t'wash an' comb my hair An' that's just wasted effort Water in the well, gittin' lower an' lower Can't take a bath for six months more But I've heard it said--an' it's true I'm sure That too much bathin' will weaken ya I open the door an' the flies swarm in I shut the door an' I'm sweatin' ag'in An in the process, I cracked m' shin Jus' one durn thing after another Ol' brown mule, he must be sick I jabbed him in the rump with a pin on a stick He humped his back, but he would't kick There's somethin' cockeyed somewhere A mouse chawin' on the pantry door He's been at it for a month or more When he gets through he'll sure be sore 'Cause there ain't a durn thing in there Hound dog howlin', so forlorn Laziest dog that ever was born He's howlin' 'cause he's settin' on a thorn An' jus' too tired to move over The tin roof leaks, and the chim'ney leans An' there's a hole in the seat of my ol' blue jeans An' I've et the last of the pork an' beans Jus can't depend on nothin' Cow's gone dry, and the hens won't lay Fish quit fightin' last Saturday Troubles pilin' up day by day An' now, I'm gettin' dandruff Grief and misery, pains and woes An' debts and taxes, and so it goes An' I think I'm gettin' a cold in m' nose Life gets tasteless, don't it?