Beat-Up Team

[Verse 1]
Know the blues ain't nothing
But a botheration on your mind
You know the blues ain't nothing
But a botheration on your mind
When you think your woman's gone
Your woman there with you all the time

[Verse 2]
I used to pick a whole lotta cotton, baby
People used to say I pull a whole lotta corn
You know, I used to pick a whole lotta cotton baby, people
And I used to pull a whole lotta corn
I used to try to tell the city boy what to do
But a little after me, he just couldn't learn

[Verse 3]
Ain't it wonderful to know what to do
Special when you at home
Ain't it wonderful to know what to do
Special when you at home
That's why I would raise the working, Lord, now
I tell Mister, Mr. Charley Farm

[Verse 4]
I couldn't go to town till Saturday
Peoples, I couldn't even spend my dough
I couldn't even go to town till Saturday
Peoples, I couldn't even spend my dough
You know I would even get scared now
I was scared to go from door to door

(Well alright)

[Verse 5]
Well when I wasn't driving tractor
Baby, I had me an old beat-up team
You know when I wasn't driving tractor
You know I had me an old beat-up team
You know I was down in Mississippi
And people, you know just what I mean

[Verse 6]
The work wasn't so hard
But my boss was so doggone mean
You know the work wasn't hard
But my boss was so doggone mean
But I had two pretty horses, Lord
Two of the ones that you ever seen

(Watch out, Brother Robert)

[Verse 7]
You know when you see me laughing
I'm laughing just to keep from crying
When you see me laughing
You know I'm laughing just to keep from crying
You know I done worked so hard
I can't get it off of my mind