Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It? by Carson Robison 'This song was another one of Carson's best sellers and has been consistently popular. Arthur Godfrey, Peter Lind Hayes, Walter Brennan and many others have done it on TV. Carson also wrote a sequel, 'More And More Tee-jus, Ain't It?' and his notes say this should be very good for revival later on, but with the admonition that it will have to be watched for timing inasmuch as one line is 'The Democrats are in again.'" —Catherine (Mrs. Carson) Robison Life Gits Tee-Jus, Don't It? The sun comes up and the sun goes down The hands on the clock keep goin' roun' I just git up and it's time to lay down Life gits tee-jus, don't it? My shoe's untied, but I don't care I ain't fig'rin' on goin' nowhere I'd have to wash and comb my hair And that's just wasted effort. Water in the well gettin' lower and lower Can't take a bath for six months more But I've heard it said and it's true, I'm sure That too much bathin' will weaken yuh I open the door and the flies swarm in I shut the door and I'm sweatin' again I move too fast and crack my shin Just one durn thing after another. Old brown mule, he must be sick I jabbed him in the rump with a pin on a stick He humped his back but he wouldn't kick There's somethin' cock-eyed somewhere A mouse a-chawin' on the pantry door He's been at it fer a month er more When he gets through, he'll sure be sore There ain't a durn thing in there. Hound dog howlin' so forlorn Laziest dog that ever was born He's howlin' cause he's settin' on a thorn And just too tired to move over The tin roof leaks and the chimney leans There's a hole in the seat of my ol' blue jeans And I've et the last of the pork and beans Jist can't depend on nothin' Cow's gone dry and hens won't lay Fish quit bitin' last Saturday Troubles pile up day by day And now I'm gittin' dandruff Grief and misery, pains and woes Debts and taxes and so it goes And I think I'm gittin' a cold in the nose Life gets tasteless, don't it?