Rub alcohol blues

rubalcoholblues.mp3

Troubles up and down the road
And trials all the way around
I never knew what trouble was
Till my honey threw me down
With nothing but old ragged clothes
My heart strings broken to shreds
Blues creeping over my body
Queer notions flying in my head
The easiest thing I ever done
Was loving and drinking wine
The hardest thing I ever done
Was paying off a judge's fine
No I've never worked for pleasure
Peace on earth I cannot find
The only thing I surely own
Is a worried and troubled mind
If men and wine don't kill me
There's one more plan to find
I soak up all the old rub-alcohol
Now ease all trouble off my mind

(The Fiery Furnaces)