Oh the blues ain't nothin' but your lover on your mind (2x)
The man that keeps you worried, and always cryin'

Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a good woman wanting to see her man (2x)
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 (2x)
Just like consumption, it kills you by degrees

Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a woman that cries night and day (2x)
Cryin' about her lover, another woman took him away

Oh papa papa papa, mama done gone mad (2x)
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a good woman feelin' bad