Poor Man CAPO 2 G Hush up, honey, don’t you cry C G Things are gonna get better in the by-and-by D And there ain’t a thing for a poor man G In this world G Work through the winter, work through the spring C G Yeah plant my corn and taters and then it wouldn't rain D And there ain’t a thing for a poor man G In this world G Now I got down on my knees G Lord I thought I’d pray C Along come a great big flood G Washed everything away D And there ain’t a thing for a poor man G In this world G Work through the winter, Lord, work through this fall C G All I got for Christmas was a pair of overalls G D And there ain’t a thing for a poor man G In this world G Well I got down on my knees G Looked up to the sky C G All I can think of is to ask the good Lord why G D And there ain’t a thing for a poor man G In this world G Well hush up, honey, Lord don’t get down C G You know that I love you every way around G D And there ain’t a thing for a poor man G In this world G D And there ain’t a thing for a poor man G In this world