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?

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I had a woman (lord)

Who was always around

But when I lost my-y-y-y-y-y money

She put me down

Talkin' 'bout hard times

you know those Har-r-r-rd times

Yeah, LORD, who knows better than I?

Lord, one of these days

There'll be no mo-o-o-re sorrow

When I pass away

And no more hard times

No more hard times

Yeah, LORD, who knows better than I?