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Revision as of 15:52, 17 April 2012

My bills are all due and the baby needs shoes and I'm busted
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound but I'm busted right now
I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay
A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day
The county's gonna haul my belongings away 'cause I'm busted right now
Oh, yes I am

Well, I went to my brother to ask for a loan 'cause I was busted
I hate to beg like a dog without a bone but I'm busted I tell ya
My brother said there ain't a thing I can do
My wife and my kids all down with the flu
And I was just thinking about calling on you 'cause I'm busted myself
Well, that's what he told me

Yeah, I am no thief but a man can go wrong when he's busted
The food that we canned last summer is gone and I'm busted right now
Well, the fields are all bare and the cotton won't grow
Me and my family got to pack up and go
I'll make a living where I don't know cause I'm busted today

Y'all know I'm broke, I ain't got no money
I'm talking 'bout your big pocket
Ohh, forget it, hell with it, yeah
Busted (unreleased cover)
Written byHarlan Howard
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters

First known performance:
 May 7, 2011, Reno, NV
Last known performance:
 June 29, 2011, Minneapolis, MN
     (11 known performances)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
 Johnny Cash with the Carter Family  1963  single  
 Ray Charles  1963  Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul  Wikipedia
 Nazareth  1977  Expect No Mercy  
 Patty Loveless  2009  Mountain Soul II  
 Wanda Jackson  2011  The Party Ain't Over  

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