You ain't been blue,

No, no, no . . .

You ain't been blue,

'Till you had that mood indigo . . .



That feelin' goes stealin'

Down to my shoes,

While I sit an' sigh,

Go 'long blues . . .



Always get the mood indigo,

Since my baby said goodbye . . .

In the evenin' when the lights are low,

I'm so lonesome, I could die!



'Cause there's nobody,

Who cares about me . . .

I'm just a fool,

Who's bluer than blue can be,

When I get that mood indigo,

I could lay me down an' die!









That feelin' goes stealin'

Down to my shoes,

While I sit an' sigh,

Go 'long blues . . .



Music by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard

with lyrics by Mitchell Parish , 1931