Eddy Clearwater Came Up The Hard Way Lyrics

Came Up The Hard Way Lyrics

I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day

I came up the
hard way, I had to work both night and day

It's a shame, shame, shame,
that a poor man have to live this way



I came up the hard way, they
kept me workin' from sun to sun

I came up the hard way, they kept me
workin' from sun to sun

Well it seems somehow or another, that a poor
man's work ain't never done



Well my mother sat down and told me,
she said Son, don't forget the golden rule

My mother sat down and told
me, she said Son, don't forget the golden rule

I had to go head-on and
deal with it yes I did, cause I didn't get, I didn't get too far in school



I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day

I came
up the hard way, I had to work both night and day

Ain't it a shame, ain't
it a shame, that a poor man gotta live this way



(guitar solo)



My mother sat down and told me, she said Son, don't forget the golden
rule

My mother sat down and told me, she said Son, don't forget the golden
rule

That's all I had to deal with, because I didn't get too, too far in
school



(harmonica solo by Mack Simmons)