The sun comes up and the sun goes down
The hands on the clock keep goin' 'round
I just get up and it's time to lay down
Life gits tee-jus, don't it
My shoes untied, but I don't care
I ain't figurin' on going nowhere
I'd have to wash and comb my hair
And that's just wasted effort
Water in the well gettin' lower and lower
Can't take a bath for six months or more
But I've heard it said, and it's true I'm sure
That to much bathin' will weaken you
I open the door and the flies swarm in
I shut the door and I'm sweatin' again
I move too fast and crack my shin
Just one durn thing after another
Old brown mule, he must be sick
I jabbed him in the rump with a pin on a stick
He humped his back, but he wouldn't kick
There's something cock-eyed somewhere
A mouse a-chawin' on the pantry door
He's been at it for a month or more
When he gets through he'll sure be sore
There ain't a durn thing in there
Hound dog howlin' so forlorn
Laziest dog that ever was born
He's howlin' cause he's settin' on a thorn
And just too tired to move over
The tin roof leaks, and the chimney leans
There's a hole in the seat of my old blue-jeans
And I've ate the last of the pork and beans
Jist can't depend on nothin'
Cow's gone dry, and the hens won't lay
Fish quit bitin' last Saturday
Troubles pile up day by day
And now I'm gettin' dandruff
Grief and misry pains and woes
Debts and taxes, and so it goes
And I think I'm getting a cold in the nose
Life gits tee-jus, don't it