Worried Man Blues

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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 the river, I laid down to sleep,

I went across the river, I laid down to sleep,

when I woke up, were the shackles on my feet.

Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,

twenty-nine links of chain around my leg,

and on each link, the initial of my name.

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I asked the judge what might be my fine,

I asked the judge what might be my fine,

twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain Line.

The train arrived, sixteen coaches long,

The train arrived, sixteen coaches long

the girl I love is on that train and gone.

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If anyone asks you who composed this song,

if anyone asks you who composed this song,

tell him 'twas I and I sing it all day long.

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