Times ain't now nothing like they used to be
Oh, times ain't now nothing like they used to be
Well, I'm tellin' you all the truth, oh take it from me
I've seen better days, ain't a-puttin' up with these
I've seen better days, ain't a-puttin' up with these
Could have a much better time
If men weren't so hard to please

'Cause I was borned in the country, he thinks I'm easy to lose
'Cause I was borned in the country, he thinks I'm easy to lose
He tried to hitch me to a wagon, he wants to drive me like a mule
Oh, I bought the groceries and I paid the rent
Oh, I bought the groceries and I paid he rent
He tried to make me wash his clothes but I got good common sense
I said, "If you don't want me, why don't you tell me so?"
I said, "If you don't want me, why don't you tell me so?
'Cause it ain't like a woman ain't got nowhere to go"

Been givin' you sugar for sugar, let you give salt for salt
Been givin' you sugar for sugar, let you give salt for salt
If you can't get along with me, well, it's your own fault
Now, you want me to love you but you keep a-treatin' me mean
Yes, you want me to love you but you keep a-treatin' me mean
You're my daily thought and my nightly dream
Oh, sometimes I think that you're too sweet to die
Yeah, sometimes I think that you're too sweet to die
And other times I think you oughta be buried alive