Old empty bed...springs hard as lead
Feel like ol′ Ned...wished I was dead
What did I do...to be so black and blue

Even the mouse...ran from my house
They laugh at you...and scorn you too
What did I do...to be so black and blue

I′m white...inside...but, that don′t help my case
′cause I...can′t hide...what is in my face
(jazzman sounds)

How would it end...ain′t got a friend
My only sin...is in my skin
What did I do...to be so black and blue

(instrumental break)

How would it end...ain′t got a friend
My only sin...is in my skin
What did I do...to be so black and blue