Chorus: E Well if you aint got nothin, you aint got nothin to lose B There aint no pleasure in singin these low down blues E A Smokin that get down and bummin them Red Man chews E B E If you aint got nothin, you aint got nothin to lose Daddy was a freeloader workin for the railroad line I grew up listenin to Brother, can you spare me a dime The oil situation and the worlds inflation and the bomb would be bad news But when you aint got nothin, you aint got nothin to lose Chorus I used to work my fingers to the bone I had everything that me and the bank could own But a sweaty blue collar and a deflated dollar aint no way to pay your dues But if you aint got nothin, you aint got nothin to lose