I'm thinkin' tonight of my old southern town An' my loved ones that I left behind I know they are ragged an' hungry, too An' it sure does worry my mind Poor little chillun, so hungry an' cold The big mighty bosses so big an' so bold They stole all our land an' they stole all our coal We get starvation an' they get the gold I know how it feels to be lonesome An' I know how it feels to be blue I know how it is to be hungry An' I've sure been ragged, too I'm thinkin' of brother an' sister From the loved ones whom I had to part I'm thinkin' of their little children Who is so near to my heart I'm thinkin' of heartaches an' starvation That the bosses has caused me an' mine I'm thinkin' of friends an' neighbors An' the loved ones that I left behind Now, if I had these rotten bosses Where the bosses has got me What I wouldn't do to them rascals Would be a shame to see