Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song ( What Did I Do To Be So ) Black and Blue - Original , by - Ethel Waters. Release date: 20.03.2011
Song language: English
( What Did I Do To Be So ) Black and Blue - Original |
| Out in the street, shufflin' feet |
| Couples passin' two by two |
| While here am I, left high and dry |
| Black, and 'cause I’m black I’m blue |
| Browns and yellers, all have fellers |
| Gentlemen prefer them light |
| Wish I could fade, can’t make the grade |
| Nothing but dark days in sight |
| Cold, empty bed, springs hard as lead |
| Pains in my head, feel like old Ned |
| What did I do to be so black and blue? |
| No joys for me, no company |
| Even the mouse ran from my house |
| All my life through I’ve been so black and blue |
| I’m white inside, it don’t help my case |
| 'Cause I can’t hide, what is on my face, oh! |
| I’m so forlorn, life’s just a thorn |
| My heart is torn, why was I born? |
| What did I do to be so black and blue? |
| 'Cause you’re black, folks think you lack |
| They laugh at you, and scorn you too |
| What did I do to be so black and blue? |
| When you are near, they laugh and sneer |
| Set you aside and you’re denied |
| What did I do to be so black and blue? |
| How sad I am, each day I feel worse |
| My mark of Ham seems to be a curse, oh |
| How will it end? |
| ain’t got a friend |
| My only sin is my skin |
| What did I do to be so black and blue? |