BLACK AND BLUE

(WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO BLACK AND BLUE)

Out in the street,

Shufflin’ feet,

Couples passin’ two by two,

While here am I,

Left high and dry, black, and ‘cause i’m black I’m blue.

Browns and yellers

All have fellers,

Gentlemen prefer them light.

Wish I could fade,

Can’t makee the grade,

Nothin’ but dark days in sight.

REFRAIN

Cold empty bed,

Springs hard as lead,

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