When I first thought to hobo'in, hobo'in, I took a freight train to be my friend, oh Lord You know I hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, hobo'd, Hobo'd a long, long
Every night I wander all by myself Every night I wander all by myself Thinkin' about the woman I love, lovin' someone else Boo-hoo, I just can't keep
Yes I'm a stut-stut-stutterin' man And I can't ta-ta-ta-talk worth a damn And I can't ta-ta-ta-talk worth a damn Sometimes I wanta cry cry Sometimes I
[Spoken:] Did you read about the flood? It happened long time ago, in a little country town, way back in Mississippi It rained and it rained, it rained
Blues. It may be kind of homely but it sure is sweet Industrial Revolution put it on its feet But it's a long, long way Boy, I've got the Birmingham Blues
Well I wish, I was a catfish Swimin in the, the deep blue sea I have all you pretty women Fishin after me Showin up after me Oh well Ow well Oh yeah Oh
evening breeze, The cool, cool night, Is where I wanna be Oh yeah Oh yeah Work, work people, tell me about it, Work out, work out I got the blues for
I have the blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes I have the blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes It was a miserable feeling, now
Blues before sunrise, tears standing in my eyes Blues before sunrise, with tears standing in my eyes Such a harbored feeling, boys, I do despise I have
Standin' at the station when the train come by Deep down in my heart, baby, feel an achin' pain How long, oh, baby how long? Baby how long, baby how long
Look-a here, I'm gon' tell you a story About two friends, whom I known And the whole world know'd 'em The one and only, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin
Now I'm a walkin' groundhog, mama and I walks around in my den Now I'm a walkin' groundhog, mama and I walks around in my den Now if I come out and see
I read your ad this morning you, said you want a real good man I read your ad this morning you, said you want a real good man Now I'm here with you baby
more pin-in' Just we two...smil-in' through Don't sigh....don't cry Bye bye blues (instrumental break) Bye bye blues....i'm sayin' bye bye blues
The judge decreed it, the clerk, he wrote it Clerk he wrote it down indeed Judge decreed it, clerk, he wrote it down Give you this jail sentence, you'
You know I'm goin' to the welfare Ask them can they help me some? You know I'm goin' to the welfare Lord, Lord, Lord Ask them can they help me some?
Well I'm sailin', sailin' Like a sail boat on the sea Well I'm sailin', sailin' Like a sail boat on the sea Well I'm just sailin', sailin' People, from