Wake up mama, don't you sleep so hard Wake up mama, don't you sleep so hard For it's these old blues walkin' all over your yard I've got these blues [Incomprehensible] I'm not satisfied I've got these blues, I'm not satisfied That's the reason why I stroll away and cry Blues grabbed me in midnight, they didn't turn me loose till day
Blues grabbed me in midnight, didn't turn me loose till day I didn't have no mama to drive these blues away The big star fallin', mama 't ain't long fo' day The big star fallin', mama 't ain't long fo' day incomprehensible sunshine I drive these blues away Oh, come here quick, come on mama, now I've got you