Trouble in mind, I'm blue, but I won't be blue always
Cause the sun gonna shine in my back door someday
My good gal, she done quit me, and it sure do grieve my mind
Sometimes I feel like laughing, other times I feel like crying
Now let's play the blues
I'm going down to the river, I'm gonna take me rocking chair
And if the blues don't leave me, I'm gonna rock on away from here
Lord, Lord, Lord
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm
I hear you talking, Lord, Lord
Hey!
I'm gonna lay my head on some large railroad line
And let that 219 train pacify my mind
Come in, George
Trouble in mind, I'm blue, but I won't be blue always
Cause the sun gonna shine in my back door someday