way down in lula hard livin has done hit way down in lula hard livin has done hit lord your drought come an caught us an parched up all the tree aw she stays over in lula bid that ol town goodbye stays in lula bidding you the town goodbye fore i would come to know the day oh the lula well was gone dry lord there re citizens around lula aw was doin very well citizens around lula aw was doin very well now they re in hard luck together cause rain don t pour nowhere i ain t got no money and i sure ain t got no hope i ain t got no money and i sure ain t got no hope when i start coming crush all the cotton and tar boy they tell me the country lord it ll make you cry lord country lord it ll make you cry most anybody lord hasn t any water in the bayou lord the lula womens lord puttin lula young mens down lula men oh puttin lula men down lord you outta been there lord the womens all leavin town