I'm going down this road feeling bad (X2)
I'm going down this road feeling bad, lord, lord
And I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
I'm down in the jailhouse on my knees (X2)
Down in the jailhouse on my knees, lord, lord
And I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
They feed me on corn bread and beans (X2)
They feed me on corn bread and beans, lord, lord
And I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
Got two dollar shoes on my feet (X2)
Two dollar shoes they hurt my feet, lord, lord
And I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
It takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my foot (X2)
It takes a ten dollar shoe to fit my foot, Great God
And I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
I'm going where the weather fits my clothes (X2)
I'm going where the weather fits my clothes, lord lord
And I ain't a gonna be treated this a way
Verse:
| I | I | IV | I |
| IV | I | V | I |