Worried Man Blues

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song I?m worried now, but I won?t be worried long I went across the river and I lay down to sleep I went across the river and I lay down to sleep Well I went across the river and I lay down to sleep When I woke up, I had the shackles and my feet Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg I?ve twenty-nine links of chain around my leg And on each link is the initial of my name Because it takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song I?m worried now, but I won?t be worried long I asked the judge, what might be my fine I asked the judge, what might be my fine I asked the judge, well what might be my fine Twenty-one years on that Rocky Mountain Line The train that I ride, is sixteen coaches long The train that I ride, is sixteen coaches long The train I ride, is sixteen coaches long The girl I love is on that train and gone Because it takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song I?m worried now, but I won?t be worried long