Song Title:  Worried Man Blues

Music by:  Traditional

Lyrics by:  Traditional

Meter / Style:  4/4 sing-a-long

Story:  Worried Man Blues is a traditional American folk song popularized first by the Carter Family and then later Woody Guthrie. This track is dedicated to our brothers and sisters who are itinerant workers, traveling musicians, and illegal immigrants, all of whom may easily find themselves in this position. Extra jug track by Samantha X, and backup vocals by THAT Damned Band, Lowrent the Clown, Steve S. Stephenson, and Jackie.

Lyrics:

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long.

I went across that river, and I lay down to sleep.
I went across that river, and I lay down to sleep.
When I awoke, there were shackles on my feet.

There were twenty-one links of chain around my leg.
There were twenty-one links of chain around my leg.
And on each link, the initials of my name.

I asked that judge "What might be my fine?”
I asked that judge "What might be my fine?”
"Twenty-one years on the Black Rock line!"

The train, it left the station, it was 21 coaches long.
The train, it left the station, it was 21 coaches long.
And on that train, my gal has up and gone

If anyone asks you “Who done wrote this song?”
If anyone asks you “Who done wrote this song?”
Tell ‘em “It was me, and I sing it all day long.”

It takes a happy man to sing a happy song
It takes a happy man to sing a happy song
I’m happy now, and I’ll soon be dead and gone

Whether lyrical in nature, or purely instrumental in arrangement, each song carries its own story. Here are listed the stories and the lyrics to the songs sung by THAT Damned Band. This page will be updated from time to time.