You ain't been blue, No, no, no . . . You ain't been blue, 'Till you had that mood indigo . . . That feelin' goes stealin' Down to my shoes, While I sit an' sigh, Go 'long blues . . . Always get the mood indigo, Since my baby said goodbye . . . In the evenin' when the lights are low, I'm so lonesome, I could die! 'Cause there's nobody, Who cares about me . . . I'm just a fool, Who's bluer than blue can be, When I get that mood indigo, I could lay me down an' die! < instrumental break > That feelin' goes stealin' Down to my shoes, While I sit an' sigh, Go 'long blues . . . Music by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard with lyrics by Mitchell Parish , 1931