I'm in an awful mess of trouble Got my picture in the news I've been hidin' from policemen For stealin' the blues Been slippin' 'round a lot of corners Wearin' out a pair of shoes Gonna wind up in the jailhouse For stealin' the blues Been slippin' 'round a lot of corners Wearin' out a pair of shoes Gonna wind up in the jailhouse For stealin' the blues