Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

 I was born during the hard depression

day, oh my Lord

 In July, in South Georgia

 where the sun was hot as a blaze

 My folk was sharecroppers,

 At the end of the year

 We had nothing, we had nothing

 we had nothing, but grasshoppers

Chorus

 Looking back, over my life

 Oh Lord, I'm so depressed

 Help me somebody, I need some rest

 Oh Lord, I'm so depressed

Verse

Chorus Mix:

 Every boy needs a girl

 every girl needs a boy

 I'm a boy so full of love

 I have no one to hold my hand

 Tell me how long must I wander

 Tell me how long must I cry

Verse 2

Will there be someone, someone to wipe,

Dry the tear from my eye, come on baby, rub my head,

Rub my head while I lay down in my bed,

Kiss me, kiss me baby,

'Til I feel alright, 'til I feel alright

Chorus

Oh, looking back over my life,

Oh Lord, I'm so depressed,

Help me somebody, I need some rest

[Slower, with tremolo effect rising]

Oh Lord, I'm so depressed...