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