Woke up this morning
Saw the blues walkin' like a man
    
Well I woke up this mornin'
Saw the blues walkin' like a man
    
Worried blues
Won't ya
Take me by my
My achin' hand
    
See the blues yeah
It fell on mama's child
Tore me up, upside down
    
Yeah the blues
It fell on that mama's child
Tore me up, upside down
    
Travel on, travel on, travel on
Poor Bobby
Don't let no one turn you around
    
Yeah, yeah, play the blues
    
Yeah the blues
Is a low-down shakin' chill
I said the blues
Is a low-down shakin' chill
    
Well you ain't never had em honey
Hope you, never will
    
Yeah, yeah