I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to feel low-down
I gotta right to hang around
Down by the river

A certain gal in this old town
Keeps draggin' my poor heart around
All I see, for me is misery

I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry
Down by the river

I know the deep blue sea
Will soon be calling me
You can say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues

I know the deep blue sea
Will soon be calling me
You can say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to sing the blues