I ain't got change of a nickel
Ain't got no bounce in my shoes
Ain't got no fancy to tickle
I ain't got nothing but the blues
Ain't got no coffee that's perking
Ain't got no feelings to bruise
Ain't got a dream that's working
I ain't got nothing but the blues
The band is swinging
The folks are singing
I just can't get off the ground
Believe me Pruitt
Ain't nothing to it
Since my l'il baby left town
Ain't got no rest in my slumbers
Ain't got no winners to lose
Lost all my telephone numbers
I ain't got nothing but the blues
The band is romping
The folks are stomping
I just can't get off the ground
Believe me Bridget
I can't get with it
Since my l'il baby left town
Ain't got no house in Westchester
Ain't got no Chris Craft to cruise
Sold all my basie with Lester act
I ain't got nothing but the blues