Some folks say the times are hard   I just say oh my lord   Coffee's cold and I been sold for half a dollar bill      Every seed that I do sow   harvest time nothin's grown   Coffee's cold and I been sold for half a dollar bill      Fore I have ten dollars saved   I'll be resting in my grave   Coffee's cold and I been sold for half a dollar bill      I been broke a thousand times   no one cares to spare a dime   Coffee's cold and I been sold for half a dollar bill      When I lay my burden down   peace nor comfort have I found   Coffee's cold and I been sold for half a dollar bill      Angels I am on my knees   but you'll never sing for me   Coffee's cold and I been sold for half a dollar bill      Some folks say the times are hard   I just say, oh my lord   Coffee's cold and I been sold for half a dollar bill