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Hard Times

 My mother told me
 'Fore she passed away
 Said son when I'm gone
 Don't forget to pray 

 'Cause there'll be hard times
 Lord those hard times
 Who knows better than I? 

 Well I soon found out
 Just what she meant
 When I had to pawn my clothes
 Just to pay the rent 

 Talkin' 'bout hard times
 Lord those hard times
 Who knows better than I? 

 I had a woman
 Who was always around
 But when I lost my money
 She put me down 

 Talkin' 'bout hard times
 Hard times
 Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I? 

 Lord, one of these days
 There'll be no more sorrow
 When I pass away 

 And no more hard times
 No more hard times
 Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?