Hard Time Killing Floor Lyrics - Singles - Skip James

Hard time's is here 

An ev'rywhere you go 

Times are harder 

Than th'ever been befo' 

Um, hm-hm 

Um-hm 

Um, hm-hm 

Um, hm-hm-hm 

You know that people 

They are driftin' from do' to do' 

But they can't find no heaven 

I don't care where they go 

Um, hm-hm 

Um-uh-hm 

Mm-hm-hm 

Um, hm-hm-hm 

People, if I ever can get up 

Off a-this old hard killin' flo' 

Lord, I'll never get down 

This low no mo' 

Um, hm-hm-hm 

Hm, um-hm 

Hm, hm-hm 

Hm, hm-hm-hm 

Well, you hear me singin' 

This old lonesome song 

People, you know these hard times 

Can't last us so long 

Hm, hm-hm 

Hmm, hmm 

Hm, hm-hm 

Hm, hm-hm, oh Lord 

You know, you'll say you had money 

You better be sho' 

But these hard times gon' kill you 

Just drive a lonely soul 

Um, hm-hm 

Umm, hmm 

Umm, hm-hm 

Hm, hm-hm-hm 

(guitar) 

Umm-hm 

Hmm-hm-hm 

Umm-hm 

Hm-hm-hm 

Hmm, hm-hm-hm 

(guitar to end) 

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