Recorded by hank williams, sr.

Words and music by hank williams, sr.



I [g] went to the country - just [c] the other day

To see [d7] my uncle bill and sorta [g] pass the time away

I asked him how he'd been - since [c] last, i'd passed his way

He rubbed his [d7] chin - here's what he had [g] to say.



"my wife's been sick - the [c] young'ns, too

And i'm [d7] durn near - down [g] with the flu

The cow's gone dry - and them [c] hens won't lay

But - [d7] we're still a-livin' - so ever'-[g] thing's okay.



The hogs took the cholera and they've all done died

The bees got mad - and they left the hive

The weevils got the corn and the rain rotted the hay

But - we're still a-livin' - so ever'thing's okay.



The porch rotted down - that's more expense

The durned old mule - he tore down the fence

The mortgage is due and - i can't pay

But - we're still a-livin' - so ever'thing's okay.



The cow broke in the field and eat up the beans

The durn rabbits - they got the turnip greens

And my ma-in-law just moved in to stay

But - we're still a-livin' - so ever'thing's okay.



My land's so poor - so hard and "yeller"

You have to set on a sack of fetilizer to raise an "umbreller"

And it rains out here - nearly ever' day

But - we're still a-livin' - so ever'thing's okay.



The well's gone dry and i have to tote the water

Up from the spring - about a mile and a quarter

My helper, he quit - for the lack of pay

But - we're still a-livin' - so ever'thing's okay.



The house it leaks - it needs a new top

When it rains - it wets ever'thing we got

The chimney fell down - just yesterday

But - we're still a-livin' - so ever'thing's okay.



The corn meals gone and the meat's run out

Got nothin' to kill to put in the smokehouse

The preacher's comin' sunday - to spend the day

But - we're still a-livin' - so ever'thing's okay.



The canned stuff's spoiled - else the jar's got broke

And all we got left is one old billy goat

We're gonna have a new baby about the first of may

But - we're still a-livin' - so ever'thing's okay.



My crop it rotted - in the ground

I asked for another loan but the banker turned me down

But - we're still a-livin' and we're prayin' for better days

So - after all, ever'thing's in purty good shape."


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