No food on my table and no shoes to go on my feet No food on my table let me tell you that I got no shoes to go on my feet Lord have mercy with my children they've got no place to call their own Hard time seems to be like a jailhouse day Hard time seems to be like a jailhouse day If someone would help me please maybe I wanna be free any longer No shoes on my feet let me tell you that I got no food on my table to eat No shoes on my feet and I got no food on my table to eat If someone would help me please I guess I wanna be free any longer Hear me moaning baby