Odetta - Empty Pocket Blues lyrics

I never had a pocket full of money I never had a ruby red ring All I ever had was you, babe To sit and listen to me sing I got the blues The empty pocket blues And I never had a barrel full of money Never had a big Cadillac All I ever had was you, babe And that's a fact I got the blues The empty pocket blues Some people got barrels of money Bushels of ruby red rings But they ain't got a man like mine And they don't know how to sing I got the blues The empty pocket blues Now some say the blues are sorrowful Some say the blues are sad But when I sing the blues to you They come out feelin' glad I got the blues The empty pocket blues Now don't put your money in a barrel Don't waste it on a ruby red ring Give it all to your own little girl To fix your dinner while you sing I got the blues The empty pocket blues I got the blues The empty pocket blues