Paroles Happy blues Ella Fitzgerald

Happy blues

We want to leave you happy
Dont want to leave you sad
We want to leave you happy
Dont want to leave you sad
Want to sing some blues
But dont want to sing them bad

Roy wailed for you
He wailed the blues tonight
Roy wailed for you
He wailed the blues tonight
He wailed, he wailed, he wailed em just right

He talked about a mean woman
Oh what a woman was she
Talked about a mean woman
What a woman was she
Ive got my chance to talk about a man
Ill talk about he

He was good to me
He was good
He was good to me
Whoa, so good
I dont know much about the blues
But I know somewhere

Theres a little bit of soul in ella
Theres a little bit of soul in me
Theres a little bit of soul in ella
Theres a little bit of soul in me
Oh somewhere down the line
Ive had misery

Every woman gets misery
Every woman is crying
Every woman has misery
Every woman is crying
Crying bout a man
And the way he did her wrong

I had one too
I had one too
I had one too
I had one too
He did me wrong, but what did I do
I picked up and took patoot

Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I want to go out swinging
Swinging the blues tonight

Dont want to talk about mack the knife
Dont want to talk about the snuffing
Just want to have fun talking about
Things that make you happy
Snappy happy happy snappy, thats me

Joe williams sang the blues tune
He talked about his woman
Joe williams sang the blues tune
He talked about his woman
Everybody, everybody pays those dues

Have you paid your dues
Have you paid your dues
Have you paid your dues
Have you paid your dues
Everybody, somewhere along the line is paying some dues

Dues, one and two
Dues, doesnt matter nothing
Dues, three and four
Dues, maybe more, thats all right
Youre still paying dues

So lets stay happy, happy, happy
Lets stay happy
Go swinging out, swinging out, swinging out
Singing the blues

Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Its been a wonderful night tonight
Yes, its been nice
One more chorus, just for you

I thank you daddy, for coming out
I thank you people, for coming out
Cause somewhere along the line, everyone will want to shout

I want to shout
Shout about my troubles
I want to shout
Shout about my troubles
Like you Ive paid the dues
And Ive got double trouble

Come on, lets stay happy
Come on, clap, lets stay happy
Lets sing the happy blues
No more sad dues

I am happy you are happy too
I am happy you are happy too
So lets go out with the blues thats swinging

Like count basie, swing on
Like count basie, swing on
Like count basie, swing on
Like count basie, swing on
Swing on, swing out tonight

Hey now
Hey now
Hey now
Right on now, with that soul

Cmon everybody
Cmon and say right on
I said right on
I said right on
Right on
Right on
Right on
Right on
Right on

Get with it, yeah
Get with it, yeah
Get with it, yeah
Get with it, yeah
Get with it
Get with it
Get with it, cmon

Lets make you happy
Happy
Ive sung these blues, and Im through
Cause I dont know what Im singing about
I dont know what Im singing about
With this happy music
This happy music

So Id better leave while Im happy
And say good night to you
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight