Turpetine Blues (Album Version) - Tampa Red

Written by：Price

Turpentine's all right

Provided that wages are good

Turpentine's all right

Provided that wages are good

But I can make more money now

By somewhere choppin' hardwood

Turpentine business

Ain't like it used to be

Turpentine business

Ain't like it used to be

I can't make enough money now

To even get on a spree

I ain't gonna work no more

I tell you the reason why

I ain't gonna work no more tell

You the reason why

Because everybody wants to sell

And nobody wants to buy

You can work in the field

You can work at the sawmill too

You can work in the field

You can work at the sawmill too

But you can't make no money

At nothin' you try to do

So lordy please tell me what

We turpentine people are gonna do

Lordy please tell me what we turpentine people gonna do

We may work one week

But we got to lay off a month or two

Turpentine is like dice

To shoot you up on the loose

Turpentine is just like dice

To shoot you up on the loose

That's the reason why

I've got those turpentine blues