Box of Safety Matches

1. I went down to the river to see how the other half live

I went down to the river to see how the other half live

But when I got to the river

I had to pay to cross the bridge

2. I went to get a job in a big old factory

I went to get a job in a big old factory

But the man inthe line

Didn’t like the looks of me

Chorus:

Now I got no boots but I don’t get the blues

I got no boots but I don’t get the blues

My life is in tatters

Only thing that matters

I gotta box of safety matches

3. I sit in my backyard, wet washing on the line

I sit in m backyard, wet washing on the line

I\'m shaking my matches

Will that washing dry?