[6m] Pull back the [1] curtain let me see the [6m] sun
It's been like a [1] long rainy day
I [6m] slave and I [1] try but you grumble and you [6m] cry
And we [1] can't live together this a-[6m]-way lord lord
And we [1] can't live together this a-[6m]-way

I set you in the shade give you every dime I made
What can a poor boy do
Yes I work everyday and you throw it all away
I just can't make a living for you lord lord
I can't make a living for you

I've got no use for the red rockin' chair
I've got not sugar baby now
And since she's been gone lord I sing this lonesome song
Got no one to rock the cradle for me now lord lord
Got no one to rock the cradle for me now