Well, did you ever wake up in the morning? Just about the break of day Reach over and rub the pillow Where your baby used to lay Hey now! Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now Well, you know they make you feel so bad That you lay right down and die Then you put on your crying Like you've never cried before You even cry so loud You give the blues to your neighbour next door And you say, hey now! Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now Well, you know they make you feel so bad That you lay right down and die Well, I got the blues so bad now And I'm just hurt my feet to walk now Well people, I got the blues so bad now People I justa hurt my tonky-tonk now Then you cry Lord, Lord Won't you hear my plea? I know you can help (much) more than anybody So won't you please send a little bit down to me?