You ain't been blue, 
No, no, no . . . 
You ain't been blue, 
'Till you had that mood indigo . . . 

That feelin' goes stealin' 
Down to my shoes, 
While I sit an' sigh, 
Go 'long blues . . . 

Always get the mood indigo, 
Since my baby said goodbye . . . 
In the evenin' when the lights are low,
I'm so lonesome, I could die! 

'Cause there's nobody, 
Who cares about me . . . 
I'm just a fool, 
Who's bluer than blue can be, 
When I get that mood indigo, 
I could lay me down an' die! 

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That feelin' goes stealin' 
Down to my shoes, 
While I sit an' sigh, 
Go 'long blues . . .