I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day<br />
I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day<br />
It's a shame, shame, shame, that a poor man have to live this way<br />
<br />
I came up the hard way, they kept me workin' from sun to sun<br />
I came up the hard way, they kept me workin' from sun to sun<br />
Well it seems somehow or another,
that a poor man's work ain't never done<br />
<br />
Well my mother sat down and told me,
she said Son, don't forget the golden rule<br />
My mother sat down and told me,
she said Son, don't forget the golden rule<br />
I had to go head-on and deal with it yes I did,
cause I didn't get, I didn't get too far in school<br />
<br />
I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day<br />
I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day<br />
Ain't it a shame, ain't it a shame,
that a poor man gotta live this way<br />
<br />
(guitar solo)<br />
<br />
My mother sat down and told me,
she said Son, don't forget the golden rule<br />
My mother sat down and told me,
she said Son, don't forget the golden rule<br />
That's all I had to deal with,
because I didn't get too, too far in school<br />
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(harmonica solo by Mack Simmons)