Trouble done bore me down, aw, trouble done bore me down But here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down One funny time I was happy and gay But now that time has passed away Trouble done bore me down, oh, trouble done bore me down But here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down Now, trouble done bore me down, trouble done bore me down Here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down My gal run off with another man Catch me now, and just see if you can Trouble done bore me down, oh, trouble done bore me down But here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down I used to skin my liquor so easy and nice Liquor's rotten now, oh, what a price! Trouble done bore me down, aw, trouble done bore me down But here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down Fix up your gal with a nice little flat Along come another man, leave you just like that Trouble done bore me down, aw, trouble done bore me down But here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down Up before the judge, your eyes full of tears For beating up your gal, you got twenty-five years Trouble done bore me down, aw, trouble done bore me down But here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down You got a lifetime, you don't need no more The judge drop by, you get four or five more Trouble done bore me down, aw, trouble done bore me down But here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down Now, trouble done bore me down, aw, trouble done bore me down But here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down All that is left for me to do Is work just like a fool Then maybe I'll get through But trouble done bore me down, aw, trouble done bore me down And here I sit, a-mourning, trouble done bore me down