mean ole world

what'd you say

oooh

come on

give a hand

boogie boogie boogie now

money may buy me diamonds

money may buy me clothes

money can't buy me no fun ya'll

money i ain't got none ya'll

tryin' to make it

tryin' to make it

in this mean old world

well

now people don't bring me no pleasure

people just cause me pain

people may say i'm crazy

people i'm just a natural born man

yes i am ma'amaram whoa

tryin' to make it

tryin' to make it

in this mean old world

well

it's a mean old world

that i'm livin' in

it's such a mean old world

fillin' up with sin

there's lots'a people tryin'

just to do me in

i gotta get hung up

i gotta try it again

tryin' to make it

tryin' to make it

in this mean old world

well

yeah tryin' to make it

tryin' to make it

in this mean old world

well

little walter sang about it

sang about it too

about right now i begin to realize

just what they been goin' through

now now now now now now

tryin' to make it dog

tryin' to make it

in this mean old world

well

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

well in this mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

sing yeah in this mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

it's a mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

it's a mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

it's a mean old world

that i'm livin' in

it's such a mean old world

fillin' up with sin

there's lots'a people tryin'

just to do me in

i gotta get hung up

i gotta try it again

yeah tryin' to make it

tryin' to make it

in this mean old what you say

what you say cold blooded

i say it's terrible cold

can you boogie can you boogie

can you boogie can you boogie

can you boogie can you boogie

can you boogie can you boogie

can you boogie can you boogie

stand up and boogie

can you boogie can you boogie

can you boogie can you boogie yeah

can you boogie can you boogie wow

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

more than a little bit

do you know what i mean

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

it's cold it's hard it's rough it's tough

in this mean old world

it's a mean old world

that i'm livin' in

it's such a mean old world

fillin' up with sin

there's lots'a people tryin'

just to do me in

i gotta get hung up

i gotta try it again

tryin' to make it

tryin' to make it

in this mean old terrible cold blooded world

oh lord