Turpentine Blues Lyrics

Turpentine Blues lyrics

Turpentine's all right, provided that wages are good

Turpentine's all
right, provided that wages are good

But I can make more money now, by
somewhere choppin' hardwood



Turpentine business ain't like it used
to be

Turpentine business ain't like it used to be

I can't make
enough money now, to even get on a spree



I ain't gonna work no
more, I tell you the reason why

I ain't gonna work no more, tell you the
reason why

Because everybody wants to sell, and nobody wants to buy



You can work in the field, you can work at the sawmill too

You
can work in the field, you can work at the sawmill too

But you can't make
no money, at nothin' you try to do



So Lordy please tell me what we
turpentine people are gonna do

Lordy please tell me what we turpentine
people gonna do

We may work one week, but we got to lay off a month or
two



Turpentine is like dice, to shoot you up on the loose

Turpentine is just like dice, to shoot you up on the loose

That's the
reason why, I've got those turpentine blues