When I die, they'll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.

I don't do nothing I don't want to do.

Poor people have the blues because they're poor and hungry. Rich people can't sleep at night because they're trying to hold on to their money and everything they have.

Like you and your woman ain't gettin' along and you're in love. You can't sleep at nights. Your mind is on her - on whatever. You know, that's the blues. You can't hug that money at night. You can't kiss it.

When I die, they'll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name with all of 'em.

It don't take me no three days to record no album.