It's aginst th' law to walk, aginst th' law to talk
Against th' law to loaf, aginst th' law to work
Aginst th' law to read, aginst th' law to write
Aginst th' law to be a black or brown or white

Ever'thing's aginst th' law
I'm a low-pay daddy singing th' high-price blues

It's aginst th' law to eat, aginst th' law to drink
It's aginst th' law to worry, aginst th' law to think
It's aginst th' law to marry or to try to settle down
It's aginst th' law to ramble like a bum from town to town

Ever'thing's aginst th' law
I'm a low-pay daddy singing th' high-price blues

It's aginst th' law to come, aginst th' law to go
Aginst th' law to ride, aginst th' law to roll
Aginst th' law to hug, aginst th' law to kiss
Aganst th' law to shoot, aginst th' law to miss

Ever'thing's aginst th' law
I'm a low-pay daddy singing th' high-price blues

It's aginst th' law to gamble, it's aginst th' law to roam
It's aginst th' law to organize or try to build a home
Aginst th' law to sing, aginst th' law to dance
Aginst th' law to tell you th' trouble on my hands
Ever'thing in Winston Salem is aginst th' law
I'm a low-pay daddy singing th' high-price blues