Times is done got so tight, so I'm going to rob and steal Times is done got so tight, so I'm going to rob and steal It's done got so tight, a man can't get a decent meal I ain't got no shoes, and I ain't got no clothes I ain't got no shoes, and I ain't got no clothes The house rent man, has done put my things outdoors It was thundering out and lightning, oh Lord how it did rain It was thundering out and lightning, oh Lord how it did rain But somehow, I'm going to get even with that house rent man I've done got evil, and I've done got mean I've done got evil, and I've done got mean And when I start to stealing, I'm going to pick the rounders clean