I gotta right to sing the blues
Gotta right to feel lowdown
I gotta right to hang around
down around the river
A certain gal in this old town
Keeps draggin' my poor
heart around
All I see for me is misery
I gotta right to sing the blues
Gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
down around the river
I know the deep blue sea
will soon be callin' me
It must be love
Say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to sing the blues