A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer (BBC Radio One Live in Concert)

[Intro]

This is a song called "A Night in the Life of a Blues Singer"

It's an old one, slow, and it goes like this

[Verse 1]

In the old days

I could sing the blues

I had nothin' to live for

And nothin' to lose

And all the time

I was payin' my dues

Like an old blues singer

[Verse 2]

And I had no troubles then

But I had lots of friends

Friends, they come and go

And sometimes friendship ends

And all the time

I've had a friend of mine here

This old blues singer

Oh

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

Oh, Mama, Mama, Mama

This is your boy

Oh, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama

My soul's been destroyed

Oh, Mama, Mama

Your pride and joy

Is a blues singеr

An old blues singer

[Verse 4]

And the party's ovеr now

Everybody's goin' home

The band is packin' up

And I'm on my own

Oh, but I miss you now you're gone

Mama, your boy's a blues singer

Such an old blues singer

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 5]

Nothin', oh

But nothin' to choose

Oh, sometimes you win

Sometimes you lose

I lost a lot

I lost another

[Verse 6]

In the old days

I could sing the blues

I had nothin' to live for

And nothin' to lose

But all the time

You must choose

Like an old blues singer

Oh, take it home

[Guitar Solo]

I'd sing a story

About another man's rose

I'd tell the glory

Of how I took the blows

But now she's gone

No, no, no, no

This old blues singer

This old blues singer

[Refrain]

In the old days

I used to sing the blues

I had a little bit

So I had nothin' to lose

But now I know

And I paid my dues

As an old blues singer

As an old blues singer

[Post-Chorus]

Lord, have mercy

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

The night club is closed now

Everybody's gone home

Band are packin' up

And I'm on my own

All the time

I should've known

This old blues singer

This old blues singer

[Refrain]

You know, in the old days

I could sing the blues

Had nothin' to live for

But nothin' to lose

I don't want your sympathy

I'll just sing the blues

I'll just sing the blues, oh