what can a man do when the blues keep following him around what can a poor man do when the blues keep following him around get him a half pint of good liquor and sit down and drink em on down look out the way i feel sometimes i feel like drinking me some gasoline i m tellin you the way i feel sometimes i feel like i feel just like drinking me some gasoline striking me a match and blow my blow my blue self up in steam hey play the blues play the blues play the blues alright alright i think i ll move back down south where the water tastes just like cherry wine i think i ll move back down south people where the water tastes to me like cherry wine cause this lake michigan water tastes to me just like turpentine now let me have it now1