Empty Pocket Blues - Odetta

I never had a pocket full of money

I never had a ruby red ring

All I ever had was you, babe

To sit and listen to me sing

I got the blues

The empty pocket blues

And I never had a barrel full of money

Never had a big Cadillac

All I ever had was you, babe

And that’s a fact

I got the blues

The empty pocket blues

Some people got barrels of money

Bushels of ruby red rings

But they ain’t got a man like mine

And they don’t know how to sing

I got the blues

The empty pocket blues

Now some say the blues are sorrowful

Some say the blues are sad

But when I sing the blues to you

They come out feelin' glad

I got the blues

The empty pocket blues

Now don’t put your money in a barrel

Don’t waste it on a ruby red ring

Give it all to your own little girl

To fix your dinner while you sing

I got the blues

The empty pocket blues

I got the blues

The empty pocket blues