My bills are all due and the babies need shoes, but I'm busted
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound and 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 will haul my belongings away, 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 my kids are all down with the flu
And I was just thinking of calling on you, I'm busted