BLUER THAN BLUE (Lil Armstrong)
Armstrong / Long

Lil Armstrong  rec 1937


Now I'm singin' a blues song what's better than blue;
I lost a friend I thought truer than true,
Without any warning
Since yesterday norning!
I'm queen of the blues!

Now my eyes are all glassy, but I ain't had a drink!
Spent twenty four hours just tryin' to think.
Why did he leave me?
Why did he leave me?
Mmm, bluer than blue!

This life that has been
Makes you green,
Lose all ambition,
Have run down condition.
My mind's insane,
My heart's aflame!
I miss him so,
Oh yes I know!

No other love song will I ever sing,
Blues in my heart will always ring!
Why did he leave me?
Why did he leave me?
Mmm, bluer than blue!

Why did he leave me?
Why did he leave me?
Mmm, bluer than blue!






(Contributed by Peter Akers - August 2010)