i gotta right to sing the blues

i got a right to sing the blues

i got a right to feel low down

i got a right to hang around

down around the river

a certain man in this old town

keeps draggin' my poor heart around

all i see for me

is misery

i got a right to sing the blues

i got a right to moan and sigh

i got a right to sit and cry

down around the river

i know the deep blue sea

will soon be callin' me

it must be love

say what you choose

i got a right to sing the blues