Bound to Get Ahead Someday

Rust on the rail
Nowhere to go
Dust on the trail
You got yourself a heavy load
Didn’t get no sleep
In a mess too deep
Keep countin’ sheep
Throw ’em back on the heap

You’re bound, I say you’re bound
Yes you’re bound to get ahead someday

Week’s on the way
I didn’t get no pay
Man is on the station line
He say “no work today” (heh, heh, heh)
Just pass it by
Don’t even try
Get on your knees
And think
And scratch your little head
And wonder wonder why

You’re bound, yes you’re bound
I say you’re bound to get ahead someday

Oo Mama dear
I wish that
You were here
I got myself in trouble deep
None too very clear
Always on the run

With my work undone
I stay up nights
My head so tight
Life’s just begun

You’re bound yes you’re bound
You’re bound to get ahead
Someday
You’re bound
To get ahead someday, oh, oh