Once upon a time a girl loved a boy and a boy loved a 
girl 
But the boy loved something more 
The blues in the night with the band and a mike 
And the thrill of a loud encore 
Bobby blows a blue note a blue note a blue note 
Bobby blows a blue note all night long. 

Then the girl said Bobby you've got to chose between me 
and the blues 
Cause she wanted all or none 
But to quite is to die and though Bobby tried 
You can guess what finally won 
Bobby blows a blue note a blue note a blue note 
Bobby blows a blue note all night long. 

Now it's sad to know that the girl is alone but the show 
must go on 
And his loneliness can't show 
But when he plays the blues they're bluer than blue 
For the girl he used to know 
Bobby blows a blue note a blue note a blue note 
Bobby blows a blue note all night long...