I've been down so long 
You know, down don't bother me 

I've been down so long 
You know, down don't bother me 
Gonna take all my troubles 
And cast 'em in the deep, blue sea 

I work hard every day 
I come straight home at night 
And no matter how hard I try 
Y'know you never wanna treat me right 

I've been down so long 
You know, down don't bother me 
I'm gonna take all my troubles 
And cast 'em in the deep, blue sea 

I bought you a nice coat for Christmas 
And a diamond ring 
And now you've got the nerve to tell me 
My love don't mean a thing 

I've been down so long 
'Til down don't bother me 
I'm gonna cast all my worries 
And take 'em to the deep, blue sea 

I work hard every day 
I come straight home at night 
And no matter how I try, I try 
You never wanna treat me right 

I've been down so long 
You know, down don't bother me 
I'm gonna cast all my worries 
And take 'em to the deep, blue sea