Old man Sergeant, sitting at the desk The damned ol' fool wont give us no rest He'd take the nickels off a dead man's eyes To buy Coca-Colas, Eskimo Pies Got the blues Got the blues I got the Winnsboro Cotton Mill blues Oh, good Lordy, spoolin's hard But you know and I know, we don't have to tell You work for Tom Watson, got to work like hell ♪ When I die don't bury me at all Hang me up on the spool house wall Place a bobbin in my hand So I can keep workin' in the promised land Got the blues Got the blues I got the Winnsboro Cotton Mill blues Oh, good Lordy, spoolin's hard But you know and I know, there's no need to tell You work for Tom Watson, got to work like hell ♪ Old man Sergeant, sitting at the desk The damned ol' fool wont give us no rest He'd take the nickels off a dead man's eyes To buy Coca-Colas, Eskimo Pies Got the blues Got the blues I got the Winnsboro Cotton Mill blues Oh, good Lordy, spoolin's hard But you know and I know, we don't have to tell You work for Tom Watson, got to work like hell