Worried Man Blues

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 lay down to sleep
I went across the river and
I lay down to sleep
I went across the river and
I lay down to sleep
When I woke up
I had shackles on my feet
Twenty-one links of chain around my leg
There was twenty one links of chain around my leg
Twenty-one links of chain around my leg
And upon each link there's an initial of my name
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 asked that judge, 'What's gonna be my fine?'
Asked that judge, 'Say, what's gonna be my fine?'
I asked that judge, 'What's gonna be my fine?'
Said, 'Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain mine'
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
Yes, 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