Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

I was born during the hard depression

day, oh my Lord

In July, in South Georgia

where the sun was hot as a blaze

My folk was sharecroppers,

At the end of the year

We had nothing, we had nothing

we had nothing, but grasshoppers

Chorus

Looking back, over my life

Oh Lord, I'm so depressed

Help me somebody, I need some rest

Oh Lord, I'm so depressed

Verse

Chorus Mix:

Every boy needs a girl

every girl needs a boy

I'm a boy so full of love

I have no one to hold my hand

Tell me how long must I wander

Tell me how long must I cry

Verse 2

Will there be someone, someone to wipe,

Dry the tear from my eye, come on baby, rub my head,

Rub my head while I lay down in my bed,

Kiss me, kiss me baby,

'Til I feel alright, 'til I feel alright

Chorus

Oh, looking back over my life,

Oh Lord, I'm so depressed,

Help me somebody, I need some rest

[Slower, with tremolo effect rising]

Oh Lord, I'm so depressed...