Pete Kelly's Blues

There are sad things There are bad things, the blues When they threaten Just start betting you'll lose You hide yourself behind a prayer The blues'll come and they'll find you there I mean the blues they call Pete Kelly's Blues There's no exit, you can try the blues If you're born with, you will die with the blues Think what you choose, that happy dream is yours they say If you can pay the dues That's why I'm stuck with fresh outta luck with the blues That happy dream is yours they say If you can pay the dues That's why I'm stuck with fresh outta luck with the blues The blues The blues The blues The blues