Good Morning Blues - Leadbelly

Now this is the blues

There was a white man had the blues

Thought it was nothing to worry about

Now you lay down at night

You roll from one side of the bed to the other all

Night long

Ya can’t sleep, what’s the matter;

the blues has gotcha

Ya get up you sit on the side of the bed in the mornin'

May have a sister a mother a brother n a father around

But you don’t want no talk out of em What’s the matter;

the blues has gotcha

When you go in put your feet under the table look down

At ya plate got everything you wanna eat

But ya shake ya head you get up you say «Lord I can’t

Eat I can’t sleep what’s the matter»

The blues gotcha

Why not talk to ya Tell what you gotta tell it Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do

I’m doing all right well, good morning how are you.

I couldn’t sleep last night, I was turning from side to Side

Oh Lord, I was turning from side to side

I wasn’t sad, I was just dissatisfied.

I couldn’t sleep last night, you know the blues walking

'Round my bed,

Oh Lord, the blues walking 'round my bed

I went to eat my breakfast, the blues was in my bread.

Well good morning blues, blues how do you do.

Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do.

I’m doing all right, well, good morning how are you.