i ve got the blues those nashville blues i ve got the blues those nashville blues ain t got no hat ain t got no shoes the people here they treat me fine the people here they treat me fine they give me beer they give me wine i ve got the blues i ve got em bad i ve got the blues i ve got em bad somebody stole that gal i had she s gone she s gone away from me she s gone she s gone away from me one thing she left she left me free i wish i was a turtledove i wish i was a turtledove i d fly away to the girl i love it s hard to tell what a girl what will do it s hard to tell what a girl what will do they ll win your love then leave you blue i m going home to arkansas i m going home to arkansas gonna stay right there with ma and pa if you find me sad please go away if you find me sad please go away come back again some other day i ve got the blues those nashville blues i ve got the blues those nashville blues ain t got no hat ain t got no shoes