Gettin' By Songtext
von Jerry Jeff Walker

Hi, Buckaroos, Scamp Walker time again
Yeah, I′m trying to slide one by you once more
Don't matter how you do it
They say, "Just do it like you know it"
And I′ve been down this road once or twice before

Yeah, gettin' by on gettin' by is my stock-in-trade
Livin′ it day to day
Pickin′ up the pieces wherever they fall
Just lettin' it roll, lettin′ the high times carry the low
Just livin' my life, easy come, easy go

Last week I was thinking, "Ah, it′s record time again"
And I can see Mike Maitland pacin' this floor
Ah, Mike, don′t you worry, something's bound to come out
Besides, I've been down this road once before

Yeah, gettin′ by on gettin′ by is my stock-in-trade
Livin' it day to day
Pickin′ up the pieces wherever they fall
Just lettin' it roll, lettin′ the high times carry the low
Just livin' my life, easy come, easy go


Well, it′s not really a monster track, Mike, I mean, uh

Just gettin' by on gettin' by is my stock-in-trade
Livin′ it day to day
Pickin′ up the pieces wherever they fall
Just lettin' it roll, lettin′ the high times carry the low
Just livin' my life, easy come, easy go

Income tax overdue, and I think she is too
Been busted, and I′ll probably get busted some more
But I'll catch it all later, can′t let 'em stop me now
I've been down this road once or twice before

Yeah, and gettin′ by on gettin′ by is my stock-in-trade
Livin' it day to day
Pickin′ up the pieces wherever they fall
Just lettin' it roll, lettin′ the high times carry the low
Just livin' my life, easy come, easy go


Yeah, gettin′ by on gettin' by is my stock-in-trade
Livin' it day to day
Pickin′ up the pieces wherever they fall
Just lettin′ it roll, lettin' the high times carry the low
Just livin′ my life, easy come, easy go
Living my life easy come, easy go