Well, I hobo'd from Memphis up to Portland, Maine I been down to Mexico - everywhere's the same Hard times - everywhere I go DuPont's sleepin' in his mansion, but I'm Driftin' door to door Baby, I wish I could build you a house on a hill Pour you champagne an' wine 'til you had your fill But these hard times – I know you know I would build you a home, but I'm Driftin' door to door When I make a little money, I'm gon' wire you some When I get to California, I'm gon' send for you to come In these hard times – on the killin' floor I'm tryin' to get to 'Frisco, but I'm Driftin' door to door... Baby, I dreamed I was singin' - playin' in a foreign land Makin' plenty good money – treated like a man Not these hard times – an' the Jim Crow Hope my dream comes true, 'cos I'm Driftin' door to door Well, I hobo'd from Memphis up to Portland, Maine I been down to Mexico - everywhere's the same Hard times - everywhere I go DuPont's sleepin' in his mansion, but I'm Driftin' door to door