This is a mean,
This is a mean old world,
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Without a mother,
Without a father,
Without a sister,
Lord, you ain't got no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
You got to walk,
You got to walk sometimes.
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Without a mother,
Without a father,
Without a sister,
Lord, you ain't got no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
You got to pray,
You got to pray sometimes.
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Without a mother,
Without a father,
Without a sister,
Lord, you ain't got no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
You got to pray,
You got to pray sometimes.
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Without a mother,
Without a father,
Without a sister,
Lord, you ain't got no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
This is a mean,
This is a mean old world,
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Ain't got no mother,
Ain't got no father,
Ain't got no sister,
Lord, don't pray no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
This is a mean old world,
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Without a mother,
Without a father,
Without a sister,
Lord, you ain't got no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
You got to walk,
You got to walk sometimes.
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Without a mother,
Without a father,
Without a sister,
Lord, you ain't got no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
You got to pray,
You got to pray sometimes.
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Without a mother,
Without a father,
Without a sister,
Lord, you ain't got no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
You got to pray,
You got to pray sometimes.
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Without a mother,
Without a father,
Without a sister,
Lord, you ain't got no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.
This is a mean,
This is a mean old world,
You try to live in,
You try to stay in,
Until you die.
Ain't got no mother,
Ain't got no father,
Ain't got no sister,
Lord, don't pray no brother.
This is a mean old world
You try to live in
Until you die.