The Blues Got The World

	  		


Intro 

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Verse 1:

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I been down to Parliament, I been in school, 
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I been in jail to learn the Golden Rule, 
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been to the workhouse, served my time in those hallowed halls, 
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the only thing I know is the blues got the world by the balls. 

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Verse 2:

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I been to the tundra and the mountain too, 
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I been in Paris, doing what the Frenchmen do, 
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I been in Boston where the buildings grow so tall, 
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everywhere you go, the blues got the world by the balls. 

mouth trumpet solo 

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Verse 3:
 

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You can catch 'em from the preacher or from the poolshark, 
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you can find them in the grammar of the socialite's remark, 
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or down in the washroom, you can read 'em on the wall, 
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everywhere you look, the blues got the world by the balls, 
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I said, everywhere you look, the blues got the world by the balls. 

Outro 

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