Well I ain't gonna work in the factory And greasy-up my clothes I ain't gonna work in the factory And splinters in my toes Pity me my darlin' Pity me I say Pity me my darlin' And carry my blues away
And I ain't gonna hear that old spinnin' wheel Rollin' round my head When other girls is hard at work I'll be home in bed Pity me my darlin' Pity me I say Pity me my darlin' And carry my blues away
And I ain't gonna work in the factory And greasy-up my clothes I ain't gonna work in the factory And splinters in my toes Pity me my darling' Pity me I say Pity me my darlin' And carry my blues away
b) Same Old Man
Chorus: Same old man workin' at the mill Mill turns around of its own free will With a hand in the hopper and the other in the sack Ladies step forward and the gents fall back
Down flew an owl with its head all white Lonesome day and a lonesome night Thought I heard a pretty girl say Court all night and you sleep next day
Chorus
Well then said the raven as she flew If I was a young one I'd have two One for to fetch and the other for to sew I'd have a string for my bow, bow, bow
Chorus
And my old man's in Kalamazoo And he don't wear no yes I do First to the left and then to the right This old mill grinds day and night