This is a mean old world, baby To live in by yourself (Repeat) When you can't get the one you love And you know she's lovin' someone else Well I drink to keep from worryin' Yes and I smile to keep from cry in' (Repeat) That's to keep the public from knowin' Just what I have on my mind Someday, someday, baby I'll be six feet in my grave (Repeat) And I won't be 'round here, mistreated, darlin' Like a low-down slave