Been across the country, been a-travellin' 'round
  Been in every city, been in every town
  Lived the hard life, drinkin' whiskey and wine
  If the boogie woogie kills me, Lordie, I don't mind
  
  I don't mind, lord, I don't mind
  If the boogie woogie kills me, Lordie, I don't mind
  
  Went to the doctor, doctor told me son
  Ain't very wise what you done done
  If you don't skip your sporting life
  You gonna be a dead man, before you're forty-five
  
  Before you're forty-five, before you're forty-five
  You gonna be a dead man before you're forty-five
  
  I tell you good people, 'bout a friend of mine
  A picker and a singer, gave us all a good time
  One day it hit him, hit him so bad
  Nearly killed the best friend, I've ever had
  
  I've ever had, I've ever had
  I tell you good people it nearly killed him dead
  
  Been across the country, been a-travellin' 'round
  Been in every city, been in every town
  Lived the hard life, drinkin' whiskey and wine
  If the boogie woogie kills me, Lordie, I don't mind