Well, did you ever wake up in the morning just about to break of day, reach over and *** the pillow where your baby used to lay? Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now Well, you know it'll make you feel so bad that you'll lay right down and die And you'll put on, you'll cry like you never cried before, you'll even cry so loud you'll give the blues to your neighbor next door And you'll say, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now Well, it'll make you feel so bad that you'll lay right down and die Well, I got the blues so bad now I'm telling you it just hurts my feet to walk now I got the blues so bad now people like that just hurts my tongue to talk now Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now Well, it'll make you feel so bad that you'll lay right down and die Then you'll cry, Lord, Lord, won't you hear my plea? I know you can hammer us on everybody, so won't you please sit a little bit down with me? Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now Well, it'll make you feel so bad that you'll lay right down and die