I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore Lyrics

I ain't got no home, I'm just a-roamin' 'round
Just a wandrin' worker, I go from town to town

And the police make it hard wherever I may go
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

My brothers and my sisters are stranded on this road
A hot and dusty road that a million feet have trod
Rich man took my home and drove me from my door

And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

Was a-farmin' on the shares, and always I was poor
My crops I lay into the banker's store

My wife took down and died upon the cabin floor
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

I mined in your mines and I gathered in your corn
I been working, mister, since the day I was born
Now I worry all the time like I never did before
Cause I ain't got no home in this world anymore


Now as I look around, it's mighty plain to see
This world is such a great and a funny place to be
Oh, the gamblin' man is rich an' the workin' man is poor
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore

How to Format Lyrics:

  • Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus
  • Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines
  • Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc.
  • Use italics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part
  • If you don’t understand a lyric, use [?]

To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum

About

Genius Annotation

“I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore” was written by Woody Guthrie in 1938 and appears on his 1940 album, Dust Bowl Ballads.

This was Guthrie’s first commercial recording and the most successful album he made. It’s now considered one of the first concept albums.

Dust Bowl Ballads was originally released as two three-disc collections of 78 rpm records.

Credits
Produced By
Written By
Harmonica
Recorded At
Victor Records, Studio 3, New York, New York
Release Date
July 1, 1940
I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore Covers
Tags
Comments