My good friend said, man, I've laid some cards, I said, boy, you make it sound mighty hard, but I'm going up the mountain, there for the bread.
The night uprunner says, I'll shoot you some dice, I said, boy, you sure to make it sound nice, but I've had enough dismounting here, there for the bread.
I was going down the road just the other day, and somebody asked me, I said, boy, you make it sound mighty hard, but I'm going up the mountain, there for the bread.
He asked me, how are you today? I said, I'm going up the mountain, there for the bread, there for, there for, there for the bread.
Then said the man, hey, let's take a shoot of booze, I said to the man, I ain't no time to lose, I'm going up the mountain's shoulder.
There for the bread, there for the bread, there for the bread.
Then come along a millionaire with money in his hand, he tried to hire me to lie to all my land, I told him I'm headed up dismounting now, there for the bread.
I was going down the road just the other day, and somebody asked me, I said, boy, you make it sound mighty hard, but I'm going up the mountain, there for the bread.

Somebody asked me, how are you today? I said, I'm going up the mountain, there for the bread, there for, there for, there for the bread.
I was going down the road just the other day, and somebody asked me, I said, boy, you make it sound mighty hard, but I'm going up the mountain, there for the bread.
I was going down the road just the other day, and somebody asked me, how are you today?
Mountain top somewhere, there for the breath
I met a woman with jewelry on her finger
I said to her friend, I ain't no time to linger
I'm halfway off my mountainside, there for the breath
I was going down the road just the other day
And somebody asked me, how are you today?
I said, I'm going up to the mountain, there for the breath
There for, there for, there for the breath
I next met a woman with jewelry on her finger
And I come in her head
Learned all there was to know about women from her
So I'm up here on the mountain, kneeling there for, there for the breath
And next come a man with fortune for me
I'd rather be a bullman with conscience free
So I'm walking up the mountain right now
I'm up here on the mountain, kneeling there for the breath
There for the breath
I was going down the road just the other day
And somebody asked me, how are you today?
I said, I'm going up the mountain, there for the breath
There for, there for, there for the breath
I said, I'm up here on the mountain, kneeling there for the breath