Well, you know, blues overtook me when I was a little child Now the world is my home, mile after mile Now people, let me tell you where Highway 61 runs It runs from my backdoor down to the settin' sun ♪ Well, well, I go down to the river, that's where I like to be alone Blues is my comforter, and a friend I well know Well, I look into the sky, but there's cloud behind my eyes Well, blues is my companion, though my soul has survived ♪ Well, now head south on 61 to west, blues was given birth And your soul can catch that feeling rising up from mother Earth Well, you'll never be the same, and you'll never be alone Well, now blues is your companion, and the world is your home