Hard times has drove me to drinking, sometimes I'm thinking And I keep on drinking, trying to drink my blues away These hard times has drove me to Drinking, trying to drink my blues away Lord I just keep on drinking, trying to drink my blues away Then my house fell down and I ain't got no place to stay Then my house fell down and I ain't got no place to stay I just keep on drinking, trying to drive my blues away I'm gonna keep on drinking until I satisfy my mind I'm gonna keep on drinking until I satisfy my mind 'Cause my neighbors are kicking, they treat me so unkind My mind gets a-rolling, three thousand things on my mind And my mind gets a-rolling, three thousand things on my mind And I just keep on drinking, just to pass away my time Mmm, baby you don't know, you don't know Mmm, baby you don't know, you don't know How these hard times have done drove me To drinking, and I don't know where to go Now just give me another half a pint and that will be all right Give me another half a pint and that will be all right And I may be back after another one, right through tonight