On the surface we may seem An unlikely combination But I see us as a team Mutual appreciation I can see beyond the rough And ready outer you And you've already seen enough To know my words are true
So hang around and listen for a while I'm sure I'll raise a glimmer of a smile
Well I woke up this morning - I had some real bad news Well I woke up this morning - I had some real bad news There was darkness all around me - I had the Hessian Blues There was darkness all around me - I so had those Hessian Blues
When I woke up this morning - all I saw was black When I woke up this morning - all I saw was black And the man done told me - you been sleeping in a sack And the man done told me - that I had been sleeping in a sack
But I've seen the light - I'm singing what I choose Yeah I've seen the light - I got nothin' to lose I'm as happy as a sandboy - don't use those Hessian Blues I'm as happy as a sandboy - don't use those Hessian Blues