Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The I'm-Too-White-To-Sing-The-Blues Blues, artist - Ann Hampton Callaway. Date of issue: 21.08.2006
Song language: English
The I'm-Too-White-To-Sing-The-Blues Blues |
| Disregard the name |
| «Ann Hampton Callaway» |
| English, Scottish, Irish |
| A honky all the way |
| Lionel wasn’t pappy |
| Neither was ol' Cab |
| Ev’ry day I curse the way |
| My life is dull and drab |
| Go on and spread the news |
| I’ve got the I’m-too-white-to-sing-the-blues blues! |
| Got a payin' job |
| A man who’s good and true |
| A spacious flat in New York City |
| How could I be blue? |
| My credit cards are paid up |
| Except for MasterCard |
| If my life is such a piece of cake |
| Tell me why is it so hard? |
| I ought to hit the booze |
| I’ve got the I’m-too-white-to-sing-the-blues blues! |
| BRIDGE |
| Well, I dig my Ethel Waters |
| Bessie Smith takes my breath away |
| And I live for ev’ry word of pain |
| From Billie Holiday |
| Sometimes when I’m lonely |
| I think I have my chance |
| I try to sing St. Louis Blues |
| To my cat and my houseplants |
| But my cat gets catatonic |
| My violets start to shrink |
| When the ivy starts to climb the walls |
| It’s time to pour a drink |
| Each time I try, I los |
| e I’ve got the I’m-too-white-to-sing-the-blues blues! |
| INSTRUMENTAL |
| BRIDGE |
| 3rd VERSE REPEAT |
| CODA |
| Each time I try I lose |
| Spoken «Come to me Patti LaBelle» |
| Ah… huh! |
| Spoken «Oh, that was pathetic!» |
| I know you feel that way, too, sometimes, don’t ya |
| You listen to the radio and say |
| «Hey, I wanna sing like that» |
| But first you make sure that no one is spying on you |
| And then you let it out in your shower |
| And you feel so fantastic |
| Until you find out |
| Your girlfriend or your boyfriend |
| Or your husband or your wife |
| Or your cat or your dog |
| Is making fun of you |
| You, too, have the I’m-too-white-to-sing-the-blues blues! |