I Gotta Right to Sing the
Blues
I gotta right to sing the
blues,
I gotta right to feel low-down,
I gotta right t' hang
around,
down around the river . .
.
A certain gal in this ol'
town,
keeps draggin' my poor heart around,
All I see for me, is misery
. . .
I gotta right to sing the
blues,
I gotta right to moan and sigh,
I gotta right to sit and
cry,
down around the river . .
.
I kno' the deep blue sea,
will soon be callin' me,
It must be love, say what
you choose,
I gotta right to sing the
blues!
(
doo doo, doo doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo )
( He's gotta right to
sing the blues )
I gotta right to sing the blues!
( He's gotta right to
moan and sigh )
I gotta right t' moan and sigh!
( He's gotta right to
sit an' cry )
sit an' cryin' down along the river!
I kno' the deep blue sea,
will soon be callin' me,
It must be love, say what
you choose,
I gotta right to sing the
blues . . . the blues,
I gotta right
( the
right! )
tonight
( tonight! )
I gotta right to sing the
blues!
(
doo doo, doo doo, doo wah! )
Music by
Harold Arlen
with lyrics by
Ted Koehler, 1932
Harms Inc.
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Album Notes
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Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and
The Ray Charles Singers
Arrangements by Joe Lipman, Joe
Reisman and Jack Andrews
Recorded January 20th, 25th and
February 8th, 17th, 1955
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