It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now, but I won’t be worried long

I went 'cross the river, laid down to sleep
I went 'cross the river, I laid down to sleep
When I woke up, had shackles on my feet

Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg
Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg
On each link, is initial of my name

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I’m worried now, but I won't be worried long

I asked the judge, what might be my fine
I asked the judgе, what might be my fine
Twenty onе years on the RC Mountain Line

Train that arrived is sixteen coaches long
Train arrived is sixteen coaches long
Woman I love on that train and gone

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long
If anybody ask you, "Who composed this song?"
If anybody ask you, "Who composed this song?"
Tell 'em t'was me and I sing it all day long

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long
Worried now, I won’t be worried long