Busted

About Busted

"Busted" is a song written by Harlan Howard in 1962. It was recorded and first released by Johnny Cash (with the Carter Family) for Cash's 1963 album Blood, Sweat and Tears. The first recording was by Burl Ives in 1962. It has subsequently been recorded by several notable artists, including Ray Charles (also in 1963) and Patty Loveless (2009).

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1965

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The bills are all due and my baby needs shoes 
But I'm busted 
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound 
But I'm busted 

I got a cow that's gone dry and a hen that won't lay 
A big stack of bills that get bigger each day 
The county's gonna haul my belongings away 
I'm busted. 

I called brother Bill, thought I'd get me a loan 
I was busted 
Lord, I hate to beg like a dog for a bone 
But I'm busted 

But Bill said that "There ain't a thing I can do, 
My wife and my kids are all down with the flu, 
And I was just thinkin' about callin' on you, 
I'm busted." 

Now Lord, I'm no thief, but a man can go wrong 
When he's busted 
The food that we canned last summer is gone 
I'm busted 

The fields are all bare and the cotton won't grow 
Me and my family's gotta pack up and go 
Where I'll make a living, the Lord only, knows 
I'm busted

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Harlan Howard

Harlan Perry Howard (September 8, 1927 – March 3, 2002) was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists. Howard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997. more »

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