It Takes A Worried Man

The train I ride is twenty-one coaches long

The train I ride is twenty-one coaches long

The train I ride is twenty-one coaches long

And on that train, my true love she is gone

Now, it takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long

Oh, I went across the river and laid me down to sleep

I went across the river and laid me down to sleep

Oh, I went across the river and laid me down to sleep

When I awoke, there were shackles on my feet

Now, it takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long

The shackles on my feet had twenty-one links of chain

The shackles on my feet had twenty-one links of chain

The shackles on my feet had twenty-one links of chain

And on each one, the initials of my name

Oh, it takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long

Now, judge, judge, judge, judge, oh, what's gonna be my fine?

Judge, judge, judge, judge, oh, what's gonna be my fine?

Now, judge, judge, judge, judge, oh, what's gonna be my fine?

Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain line

Oh, it takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long

Now, judge, judge, judge, judge, oh, what's gonna be my fate?

Judge, judge, judge, judge, oh, what's gonna be my fate?

Now, judge, judge, judge, judge, oh, what's gonna be my fate?

Twenty-one years a-workin' for the state

Now, it takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song