CAPO ON FIRST FRET A Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir A So that every mouth can be fed D E A G Poor me Israelites A Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir A So that every mouth can be fed D E A G Poor me Israelites A My wife an' my kids them a pack up an' a leave me A Darlin' she said, "I was yours to be seen" D E A G Poor me Israelites A Shirt dem a tear-up trousers a go A I don't want to end up like Bonny and Clyde D E A G Poor me Israelites A After a storm there must be a calm A You catch me in your farm, you sound your alarm D E A G Poor me Israelites A I said, "I get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir A So that every mouth can be fed" D E A G Poor me Israelites A My wife an' my kids them a pack up an' a leave me A Darlin' she said, "I was yours to be seen" D E A G Poor me Israelites A Look, shirt dem a tear-up trousers a go A I don't want to end up like Bonny and Clyde D E A G Poor me Israelites A After a storm there must be a calm A You catch me in your farm, you sound your alarm D E A G Poor me Israelites D E A A-poor, a-poor, a-poor, a-poor me Israelites A7 Ima wondering working for hard D E A A-poor, a-poor, a-poor, a-poor me Israelites A7 I look a-down and out, sir D E A A-poor, a-poor, a-poor, a-poor me Israelites