And then ya find your phone been disconnected
An' you find it's all bare
Ya know I whistled for my dog
Oh, that's what the blues is people
That's what the blues is all about
Now listen to this
Oh, an' she's not there
I see the man comin' with his tools
You can't even make no call
Oh, look out! Uh!
Now is he gonna cut off my water?
I guess my wife been out shoppin' again
I got a bunch-a bills that I can't pay
Now I hadn't fed him in two or three days
Like he didn't even know me at all
He ran up under the house, people
Oh it's a hard pill to swallow, um!
I went out to my backyard
Oh, that's a hard pill to swallow, buddy
When ya find out what the blues is all about
That's what the blues is all about
An' he was lookin' kinda thin
That's what the blues is all about
You look in the closet, buddy
I went out to my mail box
You know they got my gas yesterday
Oh, when your dog turn his back on ya, buddy
That's the blues, people
You know ya haven't even got a friend
While I been at work all day
Ya hung out for your baby
Ah, that's what the blues is people
Well that's a hard pill you have to swallow, um!
An' they comin' right back for the lines tomorrow
When you find what the blues is all about
Oh no! I think I got 'em!
