[Verse 1]
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but your lover on your mind
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but your lover on your mind
The man that keep you worried and always cryin'

[Verse 2]
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a woman wanting to see her man
Oh the blues ain't nothing but a woman wanting to see her man
Can't get him when she want him, gotta catch him when she can

[Verse 3]
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a slow, achin' heart disease
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a slow, achin' heart disease
Just like consumption, it kills you by degrees

[Verse 4]
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a woman that cries night and day
Oh the blues ain't nothing but a woman that cries night and day
Cryin' about her lover another woman took away

[Verse 5]
Oh papa, papa, papa, mama's done gone mad
Oh papa, papa, papa, mama's done gone mad
Oh the blues ain't nothin' but a good woman feelin' bad