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Ev'rybody understands the blues |
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Are you listening? |
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YEAH! [audience replies] |
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I say ev'rybody understands the blues |
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Ev'rybody from one day to another has the blues |
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You take the little baby that's layin' in the cradle |
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He can't get that milk bottle fast enough |
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He go to kickin' an'cryin' |
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An' goin' on, tearin' up the little baby bed |
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He got the blues |
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Can ya dig it? |
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YEAH! [audience replies] |
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Ha, ha, ha |
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You take this girl that's got this main squeeze |
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That's her boyfriend, that is, you know |
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An' he just bought a brand new GTO |
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You know she wanna be wit' him ev'rytime he cranks it up |
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An' go around the corner to the soda fountain |
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This is where she wanna go an'show it off |
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Where all the girls and guys be |
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You know what I mean? |
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An' she get ready to go out this particular night |
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An' her mother say, "Daughter you was just out last night |
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You can't go out tonight, that's too many nights in a row" |
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She go in the room an'fasten the door |
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An' won't answer the phone, won't eat |
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Won't talk to nobody |
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She got the blues |
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That's what's wrong wit' her |
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Some people call them the reds, the pinks |
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When ya get through |
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It's the old-fashioned country blues |
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That's right |
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I haven't seen my main squeeze |
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In ten long weeks, today |
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You know I got the blues |
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Can you dig it? ha, ha, ha |
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YEAH! [Audience replies] |
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Woo! Alright! |
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Ah but wait, I don't think you're with me |
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Let's ev'rybody get a thing goin' right here |
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Yes, yes, yes |
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Can you feel it? |
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YEAH! |
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I can't hear you, can you feel it? |
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YEAH! |
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Yes, yes |
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Sounds awful good, keep it, keep it, right there chilin' |
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Keep it right there, ha ha ha ha |
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The blues! |
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An' when you're doin' the blues |
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They so strong, that's the reason there named |
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They call 'em blues power, yeah |
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An' would you believe I invented blues power? |
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YEAH! |
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Ha, ha |
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Can you dig the blues power? |
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YEAH! |
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Let ev'rybody say "yeah" |
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YEAH! |
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Say it again, say "yeah" |
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YEAH! |
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Alright! Alright! Hey! Hey! Hey! Oh! Alright |
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Ha, ha, ha! Well! Woo! Ha, ha, ha! Oh man! Hey! |
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Ooh-oh! |
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Woo! |
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Thank you! |
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Thank you very much! |
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Thank you very kindly! |
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Woo! |
