Hello, Alvin, don't have any info on YEAR OF THE BLUES souvenirs, but
will forward it if it comes by. Here are the lyrics to HARD TIMES,
by Ray Charles, which EC sings, too:

Hard Times

My mother told me 'Fore she passed away
Said son when I'm gone Don't forget to pray
'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?

Well I soon found out Just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes Just to pay the rent
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?

I had a woman Who was always around
But when I lost my money She put me down
Talkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?

Lord, one of these days There'll be no more sorrow
When I pass away And no more hard times
No more hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?

--- In slowhandschatstudio2@yahoogroups.com, "ALVIN" <atf2121@y...>
wrote:
> hey guys... got any lyrics copy of the song, " there'll be hard
> times" - EC