Won't somebody give me a quarter So I can change it out for this old rusted dime? Won't somebody give me a quarter So I can change it out for this old rusted dime? So I have fifteen more cents put on this Hard time of mine They tell me time, it got so hard That a buzzard can't find a job Well now they tell me that the, that the time got so hard, people A buzzard can't find a job You know it got so rough out there I be forced to steal, steal and rob I would change the hard times For my grandma's last home cooked meal Y'all, I would change these hard times For my grandma's last home cooked meal People, we be back in the twenties again And it's almost time for a brand-new deal Just as sure as a dollar says "In God We Trust" Just as sure as a dollar bill says "In God We Trust" Lord have mercy You know my money done got so funny I can't even ride the bus At one time you could take a hundred dollars And you'd need help takin' your groceries back You could take one "C" note And you would need help takin' your groceries back I remember You know with that same old Franklin now You could put everything you bought in one sac Somebody give me a quarter So I can change it out for this old lousy dime Somebody give me a quarter So I can change it out for this old rusted dime So I can have fifteen more cent to put on this Hard time of mine So I can have fifteen more cents to put on This hard time of mine