Blues Ain't Nothin Else But!

by recording of April 1924 from Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) (Document 5323) Oh the blues ain't nothin' but your lover on your mind Oh the blues ain't nothin' but your lover on your mind The man that keeps you worried, and always cryin' Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a good woman wanting to see her man Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a good woman wanting to see her man She can't get when she want him, gotta catch him when she can Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a slow achin' heart disease Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a slow achin' heart disease Just like consumption, it kills you by degrees Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a woman that cries night and day Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a woman that cries night and day Cryin' about her lover, another woman took him away Oh papa papa papa, mama done gone mad Oh papa papa papa, mama done gone mad Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a good woman feelin' bad

 

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