I lost a good woman and I grieve both night and day I lost a good woman and I grieve both night and day I get the blues for my baby ever since she been gone away I'm so unhappy, mama, when I used to be so gay I'm so unhappy, baby, when I used to be so gay I get the blues for my baby ever since she been gone away I watches the sun when it rises until it fade away
I watch the sun when it rises until it fade away I get the blues for my baby ever since she been gone away Yeah, boy, just as long as I live, babe, you will always hear me say Just as long as I live, mama, you will always hear me say I get the blues for my baby ever since she been gone away