The rhythm and the blues

I'm a little red rooster, Too lazy to crow for day I'm a little red rooster, Too lazy to crow for day Keep everything in the barnyard, Upset in every way Dogs begin to bark now, And the hounds begin...

Trouble in mind, I'm blue But I won't be blue always I know the sun's going to shine In my back door someday I got that trouble in mind, that's true I have almost lost my mind Life ain't worth living...

I often think of the life I've led And oh, it's a wonder I ain't dead Drinking and gambling, staying out all night Living in a fool's paradise My mother told me, and Father told me too Said my child,...

Missed the saturday dance I heard they crowded the floor Couldn't bear it without you Don't get around much anymore Thought I'd visit the club Got as far as the door They'd have asked me about you I...

No use old girl You might as well surrender Your hope is getting slender Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy To cheer up little girl blue Sit there and count your fingers What can you do? Old...

Baby, please Don't you drive me away Baby, please Don't you drive me away Now, you know I want you, need you by my side My love for you I'll never hide Now, if you love me you will hear my plea Put me...

They're writing songs of love, but not for me A lucky star's above, but not for me With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of grey Than any Russian play could guarantee I was a fool to fall...

Where do they go Those smoke rings I blow each night? Oh, what do they do Those circles of blue and white? Why do they seem to picture a dream of love And why do they fade, that phantom parade of...