Down by the riverbed, on a hot lazy nightListenin' to the blues, feel the airYou can hear the maiden call, the black cat howlYou can hear the band playin', baby, please don't goDice clickin', people drinkin', slow dancin' to the grooveDown at the bottom at Big Boy SaloonAnd I guess it's the blues, they keep me holdin' onWhat a night for a lonely heartGot a sad feelin' that's lonely and darkThinkin' bout your baby and what went wrongHopin' some day she'll come back homeLovin' ain't easy when you're broken downListenin' to the music and call you aroundBut I guess it's the blues, feel the airIt's the blues, they keep me holdin' onAnd I guess it's the blues, they keep me holdin' onAbout midnight, wall to wallThat's a factPeople still comin' from across the trackThe guitar man, he cooks all nightBreakfast in the morning, before daylightAnd I guess it's the blues, they keep me holdin' onI guess it's the blues, I guess it's the bluesThey keep me, they keep me holdin' onHoldin' onHey, hey, heyHey, hey, heyHey, hey, heyHey, hey, heyHey, hey, heyHey, hey, heyHey, hey, heyHey, hey, hey