I'm a-goin' down this road feelin' bad
i'm a-goin' down this road feelin' bad
i'm a-goin' down this road feelin' bad
and i ain't gonna be treated this a-way
I'm a-goin' where the water tastes like wine
i'm a-goin' where the water tastes like wine
i'm a-goin' where the water tastes like wine
cause this water round here tastes like turpentine
A two dollar shoe hurts my feet
a two dollar shoe hurts my feet
a two dollar shoe hurts my feet
lord, a two dollar shoe hurts my feet
I said: a two dollar shoe hurts my feet, lord, lord
takes a ten dollar shoe to bind my feet
just a ten dollar shoe to bind my feet
i ain't gonna be treated this a-way

they feed me on cornbread and beans
they feed me on cornbread and beans
they feed me on cornbread and beans
i ain't gonna be treated this a-way
I'm a-tired of lyin' in this jail
i'm a-tired of lyin' in this jail
i'm a-tired of lyin' in this jail
i ain't gonna be treated this a-way
Who'll stir your gravy when i?m gone
who'll stir your gravy when i?m gone
who'll stir your gravy when i?m gone
when i'm gone to my long lonesome home.