Clarence Ashley - Trouble I've Had lyrics

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Some of you all, I know

I told this story to before

But those of you that haven't

Heard me tell this story

I just wanna tell you about

A little trouble I had, that's all

You know I woke up

Early one morning, children

But before I go any further

I just wanna tell you that

I didn't have but two eggs

For my breakfast that morning

And, children, the cat had

To jump up on the table

And knock them off

And now they're gone

But I did have a strip of bacon

In the icebox, children

But when I switched on my gas

I found the man had cut my gas off

Just then, I went to my front door

And picked up my newspaper

And when I sit down in

My old easy chair, children

When I switched on the lights

I found the man had cut

My lights off too

Just then, I felt so bad

I just wanted to take

Me a little ride

And I went outside and

Got in my 1938 Cadillac

And I turned the corner, children

And my car gave out of gas

And I had to walk right back home

But just as I was walking

Through my front door

I heard the phone when it rang

And the only girl in the world

That I ever loved, children

Called me and said, Clarence

I want you to loan me five dollars

But, Lord, it hurt me so bad

When I had to tell her that

I didn't have but fifty cents

To my name and it had a hold on it

And she put me down

Then, children, about twelve noon

I got a letter in the mail

And it said that if I didn't have

My rent in by five o'clock

I was gonna have to get outdoors

And, Lord, I felt so bad then

That I just wanted to sit down

And sing me a song

I guess I woulda sang a song

Children, I guess I woulda sang a

Song that I had never sang

Before in my whole life

I guess I woulda sang

Part Time Love if Johnny Taylor

Hadn't recorded it at that time

The I guess I woulda sang

I Need To Belong To Someone

But Jerry Butler had recorded

His at that time

But as I was thinking, children

I couldn't help but feel the tears

When they ran down my eyes

I said, oh, oh, oh

Why do I have so much trouble

I got to work so hard every day

Slave for my woman...<br />

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Thanks to razvan