[ti:W.P.A. Blues] [ar:Various Artists] [al:Ashes in My Whisky] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wpa Blues - Casey Bill Weldon [00:10.56]Everybody's working in this town and it's worrying me night and day [00:19.99]Everybody's working in this town and it's worrying me night and day [00:29.55]If that mean working too have to work for the W P A [00:39.36]Well well the landlord come this morning and he knocked on my door [00:45.35]He asked me if I was going to pay my rent no more [00:50.48]He said you have to move if you can't pay [00:54.80]And then he turned and he walked slowly away [00:58.39]So I have to try find me some other place to stay [01:08.08]That housewrecking crew's coming from the W P A [01:17.71]Well well went to the relief station and I didn't have a cent [01:23.22]If that's the only way you stand you don't have to pay no rent [01:28.17]So when I got back home they was tacking a notice on the door [01:32.77]This house is condemned and you can't live there no more [01:36.99]So a notion struck me I better be on my way [01:46.54]They're going to tear my house down ooo that crew from the W P A [01:56.36]Well well I went out next morning I put a lock on my door [02:01.87]I thought I would move but I have no place to go [02:06.56]The real estate people they all done got so [02:11.29]They don't rent to no relief clients no more [02:15.68]So I know have to walk the streets night and day [02:25.20]Because that wrecking crew's coming ooo from that W P A [02:34.77]Well well a notion struck me I'll try to stay a day or two [02:40.29]But I soon found out that that wouldn't do [02:45.08]Early next morning while I was laying in my bed [02:49.13]I heard a mighty rumbling and the bricks come tumbling down on my head [02:53.72]So I had to start ducking and dodging and be on my way [03:03.37]They was tearing my house down on me ooo that crew from that W P A