I ain't got change of a nickel Ain't got no bounce in my shoes Ain't got no fancy to tickle I ain't got nothing but the blues Ain't got no coffee that's perking Ain't got no feelings to bruise Don't have a dream that's working I ain't got nothing but the blues The band is swinging The folks are singing I just can't let my head down Believe me Pruitt Ain't nothing to it Since my l'il baby left town Ain't got no rest in my slumbers Don't have no winners to lose Ain't got no telephone numbers I ain't got nothing but the blues Interlude... The band is stomping The folks are romping I just can't let my head down Believe me Bridget I can't get with it Since my l'il baby left town Ain't got no house in Westchester Don't have no Chris Craft to cruise Ain't got no basie with Lester act I ain't got nothing but the blues.