(Introduction with gaita and guitar)
Verse 1
(Man's voice): Sun is rising, rising over the cotton field
(Coral's voice): Yeah, it’s rising, over the cotton field
(Man's voice): Working all day, but my broken heart won't heal
(Coral's voice): No, it won't heal, it never will
Verse 2
(Man's voice): Dusty road, stretching far and wide
(Coral's voice): Stretching far, stretching wide
(Man's voice): Lost my sweet baby, got nowhere left to hide
(Coral's voice): Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run
Verse 3
(Man's voice): Hear that whistle, blowing down the track
(Coral's voice): Blowing low, down the track
(Man's voice): Took my love away, and she ain't coming back
(Coral's voice): She ain't coming back, she's gone
Verse 4
(Man's voice): All alone, I just play my Blues
(Coral's voice): Yeah, all alone, he plays his Blues
(Man's voice): It’s the only thing I know how to do
(Coral's voice): The only thing, he's ever gonna do
Verse 5
(Man's voice): She left me behind, walked out the door
(Coral's voice): Left him behind, walked out the door
(Man's voice): Now I’m playing these Blues, forevermore
(Coral's voice): Playing these Blues, forevermore
Verse 6
(Man's voice): In the muddy fields or on the stage
(Coral's voice): In the fields, or on the stage
(Man's voice): I'll keep this music turning every page
(Coral's voice): Keep it alive, turning every page
Verse 7
(Man's voice): Between earth and sky, the Blues will stand
(Coral's voice): Earth and sky, the Blues will stand
(Man's voice): High above the sea, across the land
(Coral's voice): Above the sea, across the land
Verse 8 (Ending)
(Man's voice): Eternal Blues inside every soul
(Coral's voice): In every soul, it takes control
(Man's voice): My baby's gone, so the Blues takes me whole
(Coral's voice): She's gone, and the Blues takes him whole
(Fading with guitar and piano playing)
(Introduction with gaita and guitar) Verse 1 (Man's voice): Sun is rising, rising over the cotton field (Coral's voice): Yeah, it’s rising, over the cotton field (Man's voice): Working all day, but my broken heart won't heal (Coral's voice): No, it won't heal, it never will Verse 2 (Man's voice): Dusty road, stretching far and wide (Coral's voice): Stretching far, stretching wide (Man's voice): Lost my sweet baby, got nowhere left to hide (Coral's voice): Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run Verse 3 (Man's voice): Hear that whistle, blowing down the track (Coral's voice): Blowing low, down the track (Man's voice): Took my love away, and she ain't coming back (Coral's voice): She ain't coming back, she's gone Verse 4 (Man's voice): All alone, I just play my Blues (Coral's voice): Yeah, all alone, he plays his Blues (Man's voice): It’s the only thing I know how to do (Coral's voice): The only thing, he's ever gonna do Verse 5 (Man's voice): She left me behind, walked out the door (Coral's voice): Left him behind, walked out the door (Man's voice): Now I’m playing these Blues, forevermore (Coral's voice): Playing these Blues, forevermore Verse 6 (Man's voice): In the muddy fields or on the stage (Coral's voice): In the fields, or on the stage (Man's voice): I'll keep this music turning every page (Coral's voice): Keep it alive, turning every page Verse 7 (Man's voice): Between earth and sky, the Blues will stand (Coral's voice): Earth and sky, the Blues will stand (Man's voice): High above the sea, across the land (Coral's voice): Above the sea, across the land Verse 8 (Ending) (Man's voice): Eternal Blues inside every soul (Coral's voice): In every soul, it takes control (Man's voice): My baby's gone, so the Blues takes me whole (Coral's voice): She's gone, and the Blues takes him whole (Fading with guitar and piano playing)