Blues, why you worry me
Why do you stay so long
You came to me yesterday
And you stayed the whole night long

I will listen to my people
My friends and nobody else
I will listen to my people
My friends and nobody else
I had to make mistakes in life
I had to learn it all for myself


I learn to smile at trouble
I won't let it get me down
I learn to smile at trouble
I won't let it get me down
I'll keep on keepin' on
'till the last deal goes down


Blues, why you worry me
Why do you stay so long
Blues, why you worry me
Why do you stay so long
You came to me yesterday
And you stayed the whole night long


I will listen to my people
My friends and nobody else
I will listen to my people
My friends and nobody else
I had to make mistakes in life
I had to learn it all for myself


I learn to smile at trouble
I won't let it get me down
I learn to smile at trouble
I won't let it get me down
I'll keep on keepin' on
'till the last deal goes down