Don't Rent a Room to Worry

[Spoken intro] Well, worry showed up at my door again. Didn't have a suitcase. Had a whole moving truck. [Verse 1] Worry came around on Monday, Said he'd like to spend the week. Had a thousand little questions And a whole lot of nerve to speak. Said, "What if Friday goes to pieces? What if Saturday don't come?" I said, "Mister, that's tomorrow, And you ain't paying rent to no one." [Harmonica lick] [Chorus] Don't rent a room to worry, Don't give him your spare key. He'll eat the last good biscuit And rearrange your dreams. Tell him, "Friend, the porch is lovely, But this house is occupied." Don't rent a room to worry, Let that rascal walk on by. [Verse 2] He said, "What about the weather? What about that unpaid bill? What about the thing that might go wrong Way up on some distant hill?" I said, "I can do today's work, I can pay what I can pay. But I ain't giving you my evenings For a storm that ain't here today." [Chorus] Don't rent a room to worry, Don't give him your spare key. He'll eat the last good biscuit And rearrange your dreams. Tell him, "Friend, the porch is lovely, But this house is occupied." Don't rent a room to worry, Let that rascal walk on by. [Bridge — guitar drops low] I got one little breath this minute, One good step beneath my feet. If tomorrow wants a conversation, It can call me next week. [Harmonica solo — bright and cheeky] [Final chorus] Don't rent a room to worry, Don't hand him your spare key. I got room for faith and laughter, And a little harmony. Tell him, "Friend, the porch is lovely, But this house is occupied." Don't rent a room to worry, Let that rascal walk on by. [Spoken outro] He said he'd be back tomorrow. I said, "We'll wait and see!"