Well my daddy left home when I was three. Shacked up with some girl I Tennessee. Since then I've had these doggone blues. Quit school at thirteen cause I couldn't buy shoes. If I could find my daddy right now he'd hang. I'd get revenge cause I was raised on pain. Mama worked on jobs and I did too. Spent many a day behind a damned old mule. I know there ain't no point in me being mean, but I got so sick of eating pinto beans. I had to bury my mama in the pouring rain. You can't hurt me none cause I was raised on pain. Well I bought you diamonds and I bought you pearls. If I'da had more money I'da bought the world. I treated you better than I ever ought to. Now you've gone and found you another fool. I've nothing to lose I've nothing to gain. Go ahead and leave, I was raised on pain. You can't hurt me none I was raised on pain.