You know
says the old woman
I have got troubles
everyone has got some troubles
but when the spirit comes down
on us all in the church
my lord,
that is something
else
like a mountain
laughing

I sow not
neither do I spin
said the dark red tulip
but I am arrayed in more glory
than King Solomon
you can read about it
the time a smart young man
came by and saw
what I truly
am

I ain’t nothing but a hound dog
cryin’ all the time
nothin’
but a hound dog cryin’
said the dog
but the preacher says
no matter
how blue I may get
I am a damn sight better
than a dead lion