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Ev'rybody understands the blues
Are you listening? YEAH! [audience replies] I say ev'rybody understands the blues Ev'rybody from one day to another has the blues You take the little baby that's layin' in the cradle He can't get that milk bottle fast enough He go to kickin' an'cryin' An' goin' on, tearin' up the little baby bed He got the blues Can ya dig it? YEAH! [audience replies] Ha, ha, ha You take this girl that's got this main squeeze That's her boyfriend, that is, you know An' he just bought a brand new GTO You know she wanna be wit' him ev'rytime he cranks it up An' go around the corner to the soda fountain This is where she wanna go an'show it off Where all the girls and guys be You know what I mean? An' she get ready to go out this particular night An' her mother say, "Daughter you was just out last night You can't go out tonight, that's too many nights in a row" She go in the room an'fasten the door An' won't answer the phone, won't eat Won't talk to nobody She got the blues That's what's wrong wit' her Some people call them the reds, the pinks When ya get through It's the old-fashioned country blues That's right I haven't seen my main squeeze In ten long weeks, today You know I got the blues Can you dig it? ha, ha, ha YEAH! [Audience replies] Woo! Alright! Ah but wait, I don't think you're with me Let's ev'rybody get a thing goin' right here Yes, yes, yes Can you feel it? YEAH! I can't hear you, can you feel it? YEAH! Yes, yes Sounds awful good, keep it, keep it, right there chilin' Keep it right there, ha ha ha ha The blues! An' when you're doin' the blues They so strong, that's the reason there named They call 'em blues power, yeah An' would you believe I invented blues power? YEAH! Ha, ha Can you dig the blues power? YEAH! Let ev'rybody say "yeah" YEAH! Say it again, say "yeah" YEAH! Alright! Alright! Hey! Hey! Hey! Oh! Alright Ha, ha, ha! Well! Woo! Ha, ha, ha! Oh man! Hey! Ooh-oh! Woo! Thank you! Thank you very much! Thank you very kindly! Woo! |
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Now, this tune here should be easy for you to deal with
All you gotta do is, is remember back home, you know what I mean When you was sitting out behind the house Or practicing on your own guit feble Tryin' to get things together And you couldn't make in up your mind You kinda half-way knew what you wanted to do But, but you didn't have it all together, you know But you didn't know you wanted to travel Ain't that right! Yeah, I remember them days real good I know Didn't have really many clothes I didn't know nobody to call, to sing for you So you had to get out there in no time You know, so You don't make no tiffanies, you say, "I'm goin' And I know I got a great time, but I'm goin' anyway" Whatever happens, what happens? Whatever happens, I gotta pay my dues somewhere Listen Dreamed that I was lucky But I woke up cold in hand, yeah Hey, I dreamed that I was lucky, darlin' But I woke up cold in hand, yeah, yeah I dreamed I had you all by myself But now I know you found you another man, yeah Oh, that's why I wonderin' Will a matchbox hold my clothes? Hey, sometimes I wonder, darlin' Will a matchbox hold my clothes? Yeah, yeah You know I haven't got so many But I got so far to go, yeah Yes, you got a good woman You better pin her to your side, yeah Hey, if you gotta good lady, fellow You better pin'er up to your side, yeah, yeah Because if she flag my train, buddy I'm bound to let her ride well Oh, that's why I wonder Will a matchbox hold my clothes? Hey, sometimes I wonder, darlin' Will a matchbox hold my clothes? Yeah, yeah You know I haven't got so many But I got so far to go, yeah, ain't that right? I see you might do something with it I hope so Yeah, take it You know, fix it like it you want |
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I went to work this mo'nin'
My foreman looked me in the eye He said, "Fella I don't know what's wrong with ya, But you look sick enough to die" He sent me to the company doctor And he examined from head to toe "Whatever's wrong with ya, young man, My x-rays just won't show" I say, angel of mercy Won't you please look down on me? Angel of mercy A little mercy is all I need The finance company They just don't receive my check They say they want a payment by Friday Or they want all-a the furniture back I went to the credit union To try to get myself a loan They said, "I would let ya have it young man, But we hear that you won't be workin' here much longer Angel of mercy Won't you please look down on me? Oh, angel of mercy A little mercy is all I need Lord have mercy! Oh angel! Oh! Oh! Cut my lights off this mo'nin' They set my furniture out doors I was listenin' to the weatherman 'while ago An' he's says it's gonna rain an'snow My daughter's got pneumonia An' my son is down with the flu My whole family's sufferin' from malnutrition And I can't even 'fford them soup I say, angel of mercy Won't you please look down on me? Oh, angel of mercy A little mercy is all I need |
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Born under a bad sign
I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all Hard luck and trouble is my only friend I been on my own ever since I was ten Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all I can't read, haven't learned how to write My whole life has been one big fight Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all I ain't lyin' If it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have no kind-a luck If it wasn't for real bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all Wine and women is all I crave A big legged woman is gonna carry me to my grave Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all Yeah, my bad luck boy Been havin' bad luck all of my days, yes |
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