Hard Times

and it’s hard times in this old mill, it’s hard times in here it’s hard times in this old mill, it’s hard times in here they raised our wages up half a cent but our poor hand didn’t know what it meant they raised our wages up half a cent more but they went up a dime at the company store and it’s hard times in this old mill, it’s hard times in here it’s hard times in this old mill, it’s hard times in here old man jones taking up cloth won’t give you half that you take off if it lacks one yard of a two cut roll won’t give you but one to save your soul and it’s hard times in this old mill, it’s hard times in here it’s hard times in this old mill, it’s hard times in here the card room kids and the spinning room babies can’t keep up with the weave shop ladies go downstairs to get a drink of water along comes the boss says ‘i’ll dock you a quarter’ and it’s hard times in this old mill, it’s hard times in here it’s hard times in this old mill, it’s hard times in here