Oh worries are about 

And heavy on his gut 

He feels he's being punished 

For the bad things he has done 

Help him Jesus, help him 

Send him down a sign 

'cos he feel's he is getting old before his time 



And he is sitting at the table 

The table he has set 

He is begging for the courage to redeem some self respect 

Help him Jesus, help him 

Walk along the line 

'cos he feel's he is getting old before his time 



He says it takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

It takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

It takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

He is worried now 

But he won't be worried long 



He broke her heart on a warm and sunny day 

Oh he broke her heart on a warm and sunny day 

When she heard what he had to say 

All that sun soon went away 

He broke her heart on a cold and windy day 

He says it takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

It takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

It takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

He is worried now 

But he won't be worried long 



And so he moves towards his sweet redeeming light 

Shadows cast but none obscure his sight 

And they wonder where he is going 

While he is knelt before her throat 

Refusing to go down without a fight 



He says it takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

It takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

It takes a worried man 

To sing a worried song 

He is worried now 

But he won't be worried long