GRIEVIN'
Duke Ellington (m) Billy Strayhorn (l)  1939

as rec by Rosemary Clooney w Duke Ellington & his Orch  1956
also rec by Duke Ellington & his Orch '39


Feelin' low, feelin' blue,
Feelin' so empty without you,
Why did you have to deceive me,
Go and leave me grievin'?

Where I go, what I do,
Is of no importance to you;
I'm sittin' down by the river,
I can't live for grievin'!

Sometimes I wonder what tomorrow will bring;
Will the sun be back again?
Or will it be black again?
How far, how long can this pain go on?

Every day, every night,
How I pray that you'll treat me right!
You will regret and you'll cry some,
If I die from grievin'.

Every day, every night,
How I pray that you'll treat me right!
You will regret and you'll cry some,
If I die from grievin'.

Grievin'!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - June 2009)