Black had a blessing from the Lord up above Gave him a beautiful woman to love A place to live and some land to farm And two good legs and two good arms The devil came a-sneaking around one night Decided he would do a little evil to Ike Figured he would hit old Ike where it hurt So he filled up all of Ike's wells with dirt When Ike went out for his morning drink He got a dipper full of dirt and his heart felt sick But he knew it was the devil so he said with a grin God blessed me once and he can do it again Blessed me once and he can do it again So when the rains don't fall and the crops all fail And the cows ain't putting any milk in the pail Don't sit around waiting for a check in the mail Gotta pick up the shovel and dig another well Pick up the shovel and dig another well Now me and old Ike got a lot in common The Lord blessed me with a beautiful woman Gave me a job, he gave me a home He gave me a well to call my own When I go out for my morning drink And get a dipper full of dirt, well my heart does sink But I think of old Ike and a happy grin God blessed me once and he can do it again Blessed me once and he can do it again So when the rains don't fall and the crops all fail And the cows ain't putting any milk in the pail Don't sit around waiting for a check in the mail Gotta pick up the shovel and dig another well Pick up the shovel and dig another well Well the good book said I could find a new one Pick up the shovel and dig another well The devil got tired and he left him alone Pick up the shovel and dig another well Well I know someday I'm gonna win too Pick up the shovel and dig another well Cause the good book tells me what to do Pick up the shovel and dig another well Thanks for watching!