I'm sitting here lonely like a broken man I serve my time doin' the best I can Walls and bars they surround me But, I don't want no sympathy No baby, no baby All I need is some tender lovin' To keep me sane in this burning oven And, when my time is up, you'll be my reefer Life gets worse on God's green earth Be my reefer, got to keep smokin' that thing No, no, no I said now baby Let me smoke it Makes me feel good Yes, I feel alright Yes, I feel alright Ice cold water is runnin' through my veins They tried to drag me back to work again Pain and blisters on my mind and hands I work all day making up burlap bags The oats they're feeding me are driving me wild I feel unhappy like a new born child Now, when my time is up, you wait and see These walls and bars won't keep that stuff from me No, no, no Life gets worse on God's green earth Be my reefer, won't keep that stuff from me No, no, no