What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue - Louis Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Trummy Young

Cold empty bed… springs hurt my head

Feels like ole ned… wished i was dead

What did i do… to be so black and blue

Even the mouse… ran from my house

They laugh at you… and all that you do What did i do… to be so black and blue

I’m white… inside…but, that don’t help my case

That’s life… can't hide… what is in my face

How would it end… ain't got a friend

My only sin… is in my skin

What did i do… to be so black and blue

(instrumental break)

How would it end… i ain’t got a friend

My only sin… is in my skin

What did i do… to be so black and blue