It used to be the grownups who played the blues

They told me "Mike, you gotta pay a whole lotta dues"

But it's a new world

And now the children play

They say "Hold the rock 'n' roll, they're playin' young folks' blues today"



The latest little guy is rollin' and tumblin'

They say he sings like Wolf, plays like Hubert Sumlin'

He's a mother, his mam is the first to agree

He's got the blues so bad, they wonder if he'll live to puberty



Young folks' blues, they're playing young folks' blues

I'll start my son when he's three, to pay his dues on MTV

Young folks' blues, hey!



I heard about a girl, child was pushin' eight

They say she sings like Koko Taylor, plays like Bonnie Raitt

You hear her troubles in every word she sings

She knows a lot about love, for a girl who hasn't had her first fling



We give a chance to the young folks, spreading the news

Paying their respects to the heros of the blues

They reach new people, they may help the blues to thrive

And maybe some day our heroes will get paid by their live

Yes they will



The young folks' blues, I'm down with young folks' blues

I'll start my son when he's three, to pay his dues on MTV

Young folks' blues



Young folks' blues

Young folks' blues

Better early than never

I'm down with young folks' blues