Deceitful Friend Blues - Tampa Red

When this world is so crooked

I just don’t know what to do

When this world is so crooked

I just don’t know what to do

And if you try to hold up yo' hands

Everybody will be down on you

I got some friends who are deceitful

And they don’t mean me no good

I got some friends who are deceitful

And they don’t mean me no good

Well, they would set a fire to me

And burn me up if they could

Well, I don’t bother, nobody

Wonder why they pick at poor me?

I don’t bother, nobody

Wonder why they pick at poor me?

Look like they’d rather see my body

Drifting in the deep blue sea

They have ate at my table

Even slept in my bed

They have ate at my table, woo

They have even slept in my bed

And they were jealous and deceitful

Wishin' that I was dead

So I ain’t-a callin' no names

So I have no blame to bear

So I ain’t-a callin' no names

So I have no blame to bear

But I know 'em when I see 'em

You can bet your life on that