作词 : McGhee
From my childhood to where I am now
I ain't gonna worry, I'll get by somehow
My Momma had 'em, my daddy had 'em too
I was born with the blues


I'll tell you somethin'
Friend it ain't no joke
I wouldn't take my past life
For my weight in gold

My momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
I was born with the blues

I've used my guitar for my pillow
Hollow log has even been my bed
Blues, my only companion
I had to sing the blues for my meat and bread

I want you to know I begin to roam
Poor old Brownie come from a broken home
My Momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
I was born with the blues

If you've ever been down
You know how I feel
Feel like an engine
Ain't got no drivin' wheel

But I'm not ashamed
Ain't that news
I been livin' with the blues

Don't believe I'm sinkin'
Look what a hole I'm in
Don't believe I love you
Look what a fool I've been

But I'm not ashamed
Ain't that news
I been livin' with the blues

Because rocks was my mother n father's pillow
Cold ground had to be their beds
Blue sky was their blanket
And the moonlight was their spread

If you think I'm happy
You don't know my mind
Smile on my face
My heart's bleeding all the time

But I'm not ashamed
Ain't that news
I been livin' with the blues

Because rocks was my mother n father's pillow
Cold ground had to be their beds
Blue sky was their blanket
And the moonlight was their spread

Worked all summer
Slaved all the fall
Had to take your Christams
In your overalls

But I'm not ashamed
Ain't that news
I been livin' with the blues

My momma had 'em, daddy had 'em too
I was born with the blues

But I'm not ashamed
Oh no friends
Ain't that a lot of news
Me and old Sonny's got the blues