Came Up The Hard Way

I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day
 I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day
 It's a shame, shame, shame, that a poor man have to live this way
 I came up the hard way, they kept me workin' from sun to sun
 I came up the hard way, they kept me workin' from sun to sun
 Well it seems somehow or another,
 that a poor man's work ain't never done
 Well my mother sat down and told me,
 she said Son, don't forget the golden rule
 My mother sat down and told me,
 she said Son, don't forget the golden rule
 I had to go head-on and deal with it yes I did,
 cause I didn't get, I didn't get too far in school
 I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day
 I came up the hard way, I had to work both night and day
 Ain't it a shame, ain't it a shame,
 that a poor man gotta live this way
 (guitar solo)
 My mother sat down and told me,
 she said Son, don't forget the golden rule
 My mother sat down and told me,
 she said Son, don't forget the golden rule
 That's all I had to deal with,
 because I didn't get too, too far in school
 (harmonica solo by Mack Simmons)