i ve been down so long you know down don t bother me i ve been down so long you know down don t bother me gonna take all my troubles and cast em in the deep blue sea i work hard every day i come straight home at night and no matter how hard i try y know you never wanna treat me right i ve been down so long you know down don t bother me i m gonna take all my troubles and cast em in the deep blue sea i bought you a nice coat for christmas and a diamond ring and now you ve got the nerve to tell me my love don t mean a thing i ve been down so long til down don t bother me i m gonna cast all my worries and take em to the deep blue sea i work hard every day i come straight home at night and no matter how i try i try you never wanna treat me right i ve been down so long you know down don t bother me i m gonna cast all my worries and take em to the deep blue sea