It's a dirty old world, it'll make a man cry
All the do-nothings live on
God Almighty now
And the good people die
When I left home my mother said
Son, go into the world
God Almighty now
But don't go wrong
So here I sit in a world without pain
While the nectar of life
Of God
God Almighty now
Well, it flows in my veins
Late in the evening
And early in the morn
The mist on Dog Mountain hangs low
And the voice of my mother
Rides in on the downwind
Saying, son
Don't stay too long
Yes, the green leaves of autumn
They fall from the floor
And the inside is outside
God Almighty now
And I can't find the door
When you ask what's the blues
Well, I tell you if I can
That's a ten-dollar woman
God Almighty now
And a five-dollar man
And a five-dollar man
Got the blues in my coffee
I got the blues in my head
If I die in the gutter
God Almighty now
Well, at least I'd be dead
Well, I don't like living
But I don't want to die
Cause if I was dead
God Almighty now
Well, I'd miss getting high
Late in the evening
Early in the morn
The mist on Dog Mountain hangs low
And the voice of my mother
Rides in on the downwind
Saying, son
Don't stay too long