Mmmm, blues early in the mornin', whoa, Lord, ya know I
have them late at night
Mmmm, early in the mornin', God knows I have 'em late at
night
Yeah, you know I been wonderin' why my little baby, she
just won't straighten up and fly right

Well, you take a man have the blues, whoa, he can't last
very long
Mmmmmm, whoa, he can't last very long
Well, he wake up early and he moanin', "Om", in the
woods, that poor child, God, he's gone