She go in the room an' fasten the door
Everybody understands the blues
Can you dig it? Yeah
Everybody from one day to another have the blues
An' she get ready to go out this particular night
Won't talk to nobody, she got the blues
Can you feel it? Yeah
Yes, yes
I can't hear you, can you feel it? Yeah
I say everybody understands the blues
That's right
Sounds awful good, keep it, keep it right there chilin'
An' her mother say, "Daughter, you was just out last night
Play it now
Are you listening? Yeah
You take the little baby that's layin' in the cradle
This is where she wanna go an' show it off
Keep it right there
Well! Woo! Oh man! Hey!
Well, well
An' when you're doin' the blues
Alright, alright! Hey, hey, hey! Oh! Alright
Let everybody say, "Yeah", yeah
Go around the corner to the soda fountain
You take this girl that's got this main squeeze
Ooh!
Ah, but wait, I don't think you're with me
You know she wanna be wit' him every time he cranks it up
Can ya dig it? Yeah
He go to kickin' an' cryin'
Yes, yes, yes
An', an' would you believe I invented blues power? Yeah
An' he just bought a brand new GTO
I haven't seen my main squeeze in ten long weeks, today
Some people call them the reds, the pinks
Oh, woo, alright
Can you dig the blues power? Yeah
The blues
An' goin' on, tearin' up the little baby bed
He can't get that milk bottle fast enough
An' won't answer the phone, won't eat
You know what I mean?
Let's everybody get a thing goin' right here
He got the blues
That's what's wrong wit' her
That's her boyfriend, that is, you know
They so strong that's the reason they're named
When ya get through it's the old-fashioned country blues
They call 'em blues power, yeah
Say it again, say, "Yeah", yeah
Where all the guys and girls be
You know I got the blues
You can't go out tonight, that's too many nights in a row"
