Busted

[Verse 1]

My bills are all due and the baby needs shoes and I'm busted

Cotton is down to a quarter a pound and I'm busted

I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay

A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day

And the county's gonna haul my belongings away 'cause I'm busted

[Verse 2]

I went to my brother's, I asked for a loan, 'cause I was busted

I hate to beg like a dog for a bone but I'm busted

My brother said, "There ain't a thing I can do

My wife and my kids are all down with the flu

And I was just thinking about calling on you 'cause I'm busted"

[Verse 3]

I ain't no thief but a man can go wrong when he's busted

The food that we canned last summer is gonе and I'm busted

The fields arе all bare and the cotton won't grow

Me and my family's gotta pack up and go

How I'll make a living, Lord, I just don't know 'cause I'm busted

[Outro]

I'm busted

Ain't got no money

Can you loan me a quarter?