My bills are all due and the baby needs shoes and I'm busted
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound, but I'm busted
I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay
A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day
The county's gonna haul my belongings away cause I'm busted
I went to my brother to ask for a loan; I was busted
I hate to beg like a dog for a bone, but I'm busted
My brother said, "There ain't a thing I can do.
My wife and kids are all down with the flu,
Yeah, I'm busted..."