Dead Broke

I owe my mother fifty dollas

she ain’t never get it back

I owe my daddy sixty

he says I ain’t worth jack

I owe the ladies dinner

and I owe the fellas smoke

Everybody’s dealin’ handouts

‘cause they know that I’m dead broke

 

I owe my barber coffee

and I owe my brother tea

I owe the county 30 days

if they ever catch up with me

I owe the hookers lovin’

and the drunks are due a soak

Everybody’s dealin’ handouts

’cause they know that I’m dead broke

 

I owe my suitcase stockin’s

you know I owe the alley rent

I owe the river water

and the stree-ee-eet cement

I owe the city bricks

and the forest loaned me oak

Everybody’s dealin’ handouts

‘cause they know that I’m dead broke

 

I owe the bottle whiskey

and the jug is short some wine

I owe the lantern oil

I know I owe the clock some time

I owe the Lord some prayin’

and my luck is short a stroke

Everybody’s dealin’ handouts

‘cause they know that I’m dead broke

 

I got nothin’ to offer

if you got somethin’ to give

I got no honest problem

havin’ nowhere to live

I get all kinds of fixin’s

from all kinds of folk

Everybody’s dealin’ handouts

‘cause they know that I’m dead broke