Without a word of warnin'
The blues walked in this mornin'
And circled around my lonely room
I didn't know why I had that sad 'n…
For yesterday this time I sang a lovesong
But today ... I'm singing the blues
Now, it strikes me kinda funny how love can…
…one to always lose, hooo
For yesterday this time I sang a lovesong
But right now ... I'm singing the blues…
Barnyard Dance"
And "The Ice Cream Freezer Blues"
Now, they'd trot the oldest chestnuts out
And make every one sound…
…gig was done
There was an all night blow-out jam
We played and we sang and we drank for hours
Until the sun came up again
It was blues…
…musicians
Stayed up real late and burned one down
The liquor kept coming, so we kept strumming
Til a minute or two before dawn…
…was blessed playing Carnegie Hall
Town Hall and the jazz festival at Newport
She would include all kinds of music
Blues, folk and even opera…
…song for women some deemed offensive to black folks
Next she signed with RCA
The first album with them blues was all she sang…
It included a song called “Backlash Blues”
Based on the poem to her about Langston Hughes
Her repertoire includes
Music…
Without a word of warnin' blues
walked in this mornin'
and circled 'round my lonely room.
i didn't know why i had that sad
'n…
…singing the blues.
Hmmmm...
strikes me kinda funny how love can be this way
we were lovin' 'til last night honey, yeah.
i'm alone…
…this time i'd sing a love song whoaoohhh!
yeah, but right now - im singin the blues!
who-o-oh ye-he-heah! -- today i sing the blues…
…piano in Storyville
We sang the Blues round midnight until. . .
The sun came up and we'd improvise
Congo Square on a dope patoi…
…tunnel sir
Jazz and Blues born of the slave gospel
Black angels pick the white fiels of cotton
Congo Square on a dope patoi, Congo…
…(Holiday) "Strange Fruit" song
And dig my roots up. . .Congo Square. . .Congo Square
Congo Square. . .Congo Square
(Party 'til the sun come up)
(Play that piano man)…
…piano in Storyville
We sang the Blues round midnight until. .
The sun came up and we'd improvise
Congo Square on a dope patoi…
…tunnel sir
Jazz and Blues born of the slave gospel
Black angels pick the white fiels of cotton
Congo Square on a dope patoi, Congo…
…(Holiday) "Strange Fruit" song
And dig my roots up. . .Congo Square. . .Congo Square
Congo Square. . .Congo Square
(Party 'til the sun come up)
(Play that piano man)…
…of distant seas when I hear her sing the blues
She said "we are what we listen to"
You are my home
I am at peace
My heart rate…
…sing the blues
She said "we are what we listen to"
We are, we are
My heart sings out
For Only The Lonely
Or Blue Eyes Crying in the…
…listen to
We are what we listen to
We are what we listen to
We are, we are
She sang the blues…
Without a word of warnin'
Blues walked in this mornin'
And circled 'round my lonely room
I didn't know why i had that sad 'n…
…lonely feelin'
Until my baby called and said we were through, hooo
For yesterday this time i sang a lovesong
But today... i'm singing the blues…
…this time i'd sing a love song
Whoaoohhh!
Yeah, but right now - im singin the blues!
Who-o-oh ye-he-heah!…
…[Chrous: Mr. Marcelo]
No ifs, no ands, no buts, no whys
Represent the Third Ward, 'til the day I die
Cause I only got love…
…for my ghetto
And if you niggas don't know now you know
No ifs, no ands, no buts, no whys
Represent the Third Ward, 'til the day I die…
…nigga sang the blues
Picked up trail, we 'bout to slam it in the gutter
I just lost my brother, now who gonna tell his mother?
As the…
…get closer, closer to God
[Verse 1: D Smoke]
Uh, all praise to the Most High
Life's a beach, so I'm drivin' up the coastline (Yeah…
…(Pews)
Son of a preacher, made Mama sang blues (Blues)
Church hymns paid the rent, Mama paid dues
My daddy bought him a Cadi', my…
…to cruise through the hood In big-body Benzes on D's? (On D's)
Oh, you like to ball 'til you fall?
And wouldn't lend a blanket to a nigga even…
…get closer, closer to God
[Verse 1: D Smoke]
Uh, all praise to the Most High
Life's a beach, so I'm drivin' up the coastline (Yeah…
…(Pews)
Son of a preacher, made Mama sang blues (Blues)
Church hymns paid the rent, Mama paid dues
My daddy bought him a Cadi', my…
…to cruise through the hood In big-body Benzes on D's? (On D's)
Oh, you like to ball 'til you fall?
And wouldn't lend a blanket to a nigga even…
…sea son's resurrected
I'm the solstice of the day
I bring news from the blues of the Caspian"
My man laughs, he's one them crazy…
…gates of Atlantis we stand
Ours is the blood that flowed from the palms of his hands
On the plow till earth, 'til I'm now
Moon cycles…
…and thus were born with scales
Mhyrr-Maids, cooks, and fieldhands sang a nightsong by the forest
And the ocean was the…
It was raining, like the tide
Kind of water, you got to ride
We was runnin' for high ground
Suddenly I heard a sound
Door swung…
…will ride
We'll ride through the storm
Together
Smiling junkies, sang the blues
To the broken hearted fools
Saw some monkeys, a lion too
Guess…
…loves the wine
Saw a young man run out of time
Saw a sad girl out of her mind
She kept on laughin'
Til we laughed with her
They turned the…
…with a song flying by
And when the blue of your eyes
Met my blues down inside
Well I knew...that we two...could fly
Through
Thirty years…
…that don't mean a thing
When you put them beside
Them good songs we sang
So
Now I'm standing
But roughed up and mean
Kicking my boots
At the…
…record machine
Til I remember the dances
Remember the chances
Remember you glancing
At me...so
I just brush off my pants…
Ridin' down the road listenin' to the radio
You leaned over and you turned it up
You said, "Baby this is it
The one I wanted you…
…to hear
Don't it sound just like us?"
Up 'til then, all I'd ever listened to was
A little "Sweet Home...," "Tuesday's Gone…
…"
And "Working Man Blues."
Chorus:
This is my first love song
First time I felt the words
First time I sang along
Whenever…