Been hangin' out of town, in that low down rain Watchin' good time Charlie friend is driving me insane Up on shady Charlotte Street the green lights look red Wish I was back on the farm in my feather bed Get myself a rockin' chair To see if I can lose Them thin dime hard times Hell on Church Street blues Found myself a picker friend, he's read yesterday's news Tear out page twenty-one and stick it in my shoe Give a nickel to the poor, my good deed for the day Tear out my own billfold threw it all away Wish I had some guitar strings, that Old Black Diamond brand I'd tune up this old Martin box and join myself a band But I guess I'll just stay right here just pick a little while Try to make a little change and make all you folks smile