my good gal s trying to make a fool out of me lord my gal s trying to make a fool out of me trying to make me believe i ain t got that old tb i ve got the tb blues when it rained down sorrow it rained all over me when it rained down sorrow it rained all over me cause my body rattles like a train on that old sp i ve got the tb blues i ve got that old tb i can t eat a bite got that old tb i can t eat a bite got me worried so i can t even sleep at night i ve got the tb blues i ve been fightin like a lion looks like i m going to lose i ve been fightin like a lion looks like i m going to lose cause there ain t nobody ever whipped the tb blues i ve got the tb blues gee but that graveyard is a lonesome place lord but that graveyard is a lonesome place they put you on your back throw that mud down in your face i ve got the tb blues