[Verse 1]
What can a man do
When the blues keep following him around
What can a poor man do
When the blues keep following him around
Get him a half pint of good liquor
And sit down and drink 'em on down
Look out!

[Verse 2]
The way I feel sometimes
I feel like drinking me some gasoline
I'm tellin' you, the way I feel sometimes
I feel like, I feel just like drinking me some gasoline
Striking me a match
And blow my, blow my blue self up in steam

Hey
Play the blues, play the blues, play the blues
Alright
Alright

[Verse 3]
I think I'll move back down south
Where the water tastes just like cherry wine
I think I'll move back down south
People, where the water tastes to me like cherry wine
'Cause this Lake Michigan water
Tastes to me just like turpentine
Now let me have it, now