I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues

I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
music by Duke Ellington (left)
lyric by Don George & Larry Fotine (top)

Ain't got the change of a nickel, ain't got no bounce in my shoes,
Ain't got no fancy to tickle, I ain't got nothin' but the blues.
Ain't got no coffee that's perking, ain't got no winnings to lose,
Ain't got a dream that is working, I ain't got nothin' but the blues.

When trumpets flare up, I keep my hair up, I just can't make it come down.
Believe me, Peppie, I can't get happy since my ever loving baby left town.

Ain't got no rest in my slumbers,
Ain't got no feelings to bruise,
Ain't got no telephone numbers,
I ain't got nothin' but the blues...