Hard luck poppa cant stand his ground He was a good poppa but hes down Lord lord got those Brown's Ferry Blues Hard luck poppa standing in the rain If the world was corn he couldn't buy grain Lord Lord got those Brown's Ferry Blues Hard luck poppa counting his toes You can smell his feet wherever he goes Lord Lord. got those Brown's Ferry Blues Hard luck poppa can't do his stuff The trouble with him he's been too rough Lord Lord got those Brown's Ferry Blues Two old maids playing in the sand Each one wishing that the other was a man Lord Lord got those Brown's Ferry Blues Two old maids done lost their style If you want to be lucky you got to smile Lord Lord got them Brown's Ferry Blues Early to bed and early to rise And your girl goes out with other guys Lord Lord got those Brown's Ferry Blues If you don't believe me try it yourself Well I tried it and I got left Lord Lord got them Brown's Ferry Blues I gotta gal in Cumberland Gap Shes gotta boy that calls me Pap Lord Lord got them Brown's Ferry Blues I dont smoke and I dont chew And I dont go with the gals that do Lord Lord got them Brown's Ferry Blues I wanna go home but there aint no use For the jailer man he wont turn me loose Lord Lord got them Brown's Ferry Blues Had a good time when I was free But I let the wrong thing get the best of me Lord Lord got them Browns Ferry Blues