LEARNIN' THE BLUES
Dolores "Vicki" Silvers
Julie London     rec 1955


also-
Joe Valino 55
Frank Sinatra w Nelson Riddle & his Orch 55
Rosemary Clooney w Buddy Clark 56
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 57
Frank Sinatra w Count Basie & his Orch 62
Katie Melua






The tables are empty,
The dance floor's deserted,
You play the same love song,
It's the tenth time you've heard it.
That's the beginning,
Just one of the clues,
You've had your first lesson
In learning the blues.


The cigarettes you light,
One after the other,
Won't help you forget him
And the way that you love him.
You're only burning
A torch you can't lose,
But you're on the right track
For learning the blues.


When you're at home, alone,
The blues will taunt you constantly;
When you're out in a crowd
The blues will haunt your memory.


The nights that you don't sleep,
The whole night you're crying,
Won't help you forget him,
Soon you'll even stop trying!
You'll walk the floor
And wear out your shoes;
When you feel your heart break
You're learning the blues.





(Contributed by Peter Akers - May 2008)