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(We had a request to try to sing some blues
I’m not a… I don’t know too many of them
But if you would like to hear one…
We’d like to try... and sing it for you

{To the pianist}
You can take it now, I’m finished. (laughs)
Go ahead, have a ball
You see what it comes out like)


It was early one Monday mornin'
And I was on my way to school
It was early one Monday mornin'
When I was on my way to school
That was the mornin', baby
When I broke my mother's rule

She said baby, baby, baby
You better look out
You better look out for those men
Yes, my mamma done told me, baby, baby
Baby you better look out for those men
For thosе men…
They’ll break your hеart
Make you shed those tears over and
Over and over and over again
Well here I am once again
Once again in Berlin town
Oooo.. I say once again
Once again I’m back in Berlin town
Had a ball last time
And now I know ain’t nobody
Gonna bring me down

I had a happy feeling
Yes I had a happy feeling tonight
Back once again
I had a feeling
I had a feeling
I had a feeling
Once again, I had a feeling tonight
It was a thrill, what thrill
Can’t keep it inside

Yes, baby baby baby
Where shall I go next with this song
As Ray Charles say
Ooo-ooo-ooo…
And ain’t nobody has done me wrong
When I tried to sing those blues
And I guess Ella betta get along
One more once
I say, it’s been a ball
Wailing and singing for you
‘Cause I love you madly
It’s been a ball - it’s been a ball
Singing and wailing, wailing and singing for you
I could go on singing all night long
But the union man tells us we’re through

So let me finish saying good night to you
I say good night to you
Auf wiedersehen, auf wiedersehen
And once again
I thank you
Danke schoen, Danke schoen
I’m through
I’m through singing and swinging the blues!

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Transcribed from CD 02Aug2022 caj