Well the bills are all due
and the babies need shoes
but I'm busted
And cotton is down to a quarter a pound
but I'm busted
Well the cow's gone dry and my hens won't lay
A big stack of bills that get bigger
every day
And the county's gonna haul my belongings away
cause I'm busted
Well I called on my brother to ask for a loan
cause I was busted
I said
son I hate to beg
like a dog for a bone but I'm busted
Well my brother said
son I'm afraid there ain't a thing I can do
I'm so broke
I could really use a dollar or two
Matter of fact I was thinkin' bout calling on you
cause I'm busted
Now the Lord knows I ain't no thief
but a man can go wrong
when he's busted
All the food
that we canned last summer
is gone and we’re busted
Well the fields are all bare the cotton won't grow
And me and my family got to pack up and go
Where I'll make a livin'
the Lord only knows I'm busted