| D | D | D | D |
| G | G | D | D |
| G | G | D | D |
| A | A | D | D |
I’m going down this long, lonesome road, [3×]
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way.
That sweet talk don’t do my baby no good, [3×]
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way.
A ten dollar don’t fit my feet, [3×]
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way.
I lost all the girls I ever had, [3×]
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way.
They feed me on corn bread and beans, [3×]
And I ain’t gonna be treated this way.
This is usually played in A, but this version in the key of D comes from the Pine Ridge Boys and Patsy. The lyrics are taken from their recording of it on Stringband Music From Mt. Airy with additional verses from the MountAiry.usa record.