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Hard Times

Gillian Welch
2011-06-284:37 minSynced lyrics

"Hard Times" is a song by Gillian Welch, released in 2011 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:37 long and contains 49 lines and 264 words.

Lyrics

0:06There was a camp town man
0:10Used to plow and sing
0:14And he loved that mule
0:17And the mule loved him
0:20When the day got long
0:24As it does about now
0:28I'd hear him singing to his muley-cow
0:37Calling "Come on my sweet old girl
0:44And I'd bet the whole damn world
0:51We're gonna make it
0:54Yet to the end of the row"
1:04Singing "Hard times ain't
1:08Gonna rule my mind
1:12Hard times ain't gonna rule
1:17My mind Bessie
1:20Hard times ain't gonna rule
1:26My mind no more"
1:36Said it's a mean old world heavy in need
1:45That big machine is just picking up speed
1:51They were supping on tears
1:54They were supping on wine
1:59We all get to heaven in our own sweet time
2:07So come all you Asheville boys
2:14And turn up your old-time noise
2:22And kick 'til the dust comes up
2:27From the cracks in the floor
2:35Singing "Hard times ain't gonna rule
2:41My mind brother
2:44Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
2:51Hard times ain't gonna rule
2:57My mind no more"
3:15But the camp town man
3:18He doesn't plow no more
3:23I seen him walking down to
3:26The cigarette store
3:30Guess he lost that knack
3:33And he forgot that song
3:38Woke up one morning
3:40And the mule was gone
3:46So come on you ragtime kings
3:53And come on you dogs and sing
4:01And pick up the dusty old horn
4:06And give it a blow
4:15Playing "Hard times ain't gonna
4:19Rule my mind honey
4:23Hard times ain't gonna rule
4:27My mind sugar
4:30Hard times ain't gonna rule
4:37My mind no more"
There was a camp town man
Used to plow and sing
And he loved that mule
And the mule loved him
When the day got long
As it does about now
I'd hear him singing to his muley-cow
Calling  "Come on my sweet old girl
And I'd bet the whole damn world
We're gonna make it
Yet to the end of the row"
Singing "Hard times ain't
Gonna rule my mind
Hard times ain't gonna rule
My mind  Bessie
Hard times ain't gonna rule
My mind no more"
Said it's a mean old world  heavy in need
That big machine is just picking up speed
They were supping on tears
They were supping on wine
We all get to heaven in our own sweet time
So come all you Asheville boys
And turn up your old-time noise
And kick 'til the dust comes up
From the cracks in the floor
Singing  "Hard times ain't gonna rule
My mind  brother
Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
Hard times ain't gonna rule
My mind no more"
But the camp town man
He doesn't plow no more
I seen him walking down to
The cigarette store
Guess he lost that knack
And he forgot that song
Woke up one morning
And the mule was gone
So come on  you ragtime kings
And come on  you dogs  and sing
And pick up the dusty old horn
And give it a blow
Playing  "Hard times ain't gonna
Rule my mind  honey
Hard times ain't gonna rule
My mind  sugar
Hard times ain't gonna rule
My mind no more"

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