I had the blues before sunrise with tears standing in my eyes I had the blues before sunrise with tears standing in my eyes It's such a miserable feeling a feeling I do despise Seems like everybody, everybody's down on me Seems like everybody, everybody's down on me I'm going to cast my troubles down in the deep blue sea Today have been such a long old lonesome day Today have been such a long old lonesome day I've been sitting here thinking with my mind a million miles away Blues starts a‑rolling and it stops at my front door Blues starts a‑rolling and it stops at my front door I'm going to change my way of living, ain't going to worry no more Now I love my baby but my baby won't behave Now I love my baby but my baby won't behave I'm going to buy me a hard‑shooting pistol and put her in her grave