Life in the low countries ain't no fun Most of the time it's raining and rare is the sun You can read it in the papers, watching TV But the things they are telling you make no sense to me Low country blues, low country men Well there is something about them that I can't understand There is no mercy when you walk in the street They kill you for nothing when they don't like what they see The right of free speech that's what it's all about Talking about free people and say it out loud Low country blues, low country men There is something about them that I can't understand Low country blues, low country men There is something about them that I can't understand Low country blues, low country men There is something about them that I can't understand Low country blues, low country men There is something about them I can't understand