Black and Blue

Black and Blue - Ethel Waters

Written by：A. Razaf/Fats Waller/H. Brooks/Frank Walker

Out in the street

Shufflin' feet

Couples passin' two by two

And here am I

Left high and dry

Black and 'cause I'm black I'm blue

All the raised fellers

Crave high yellow

Gentlemen prefer them light

I'm just another spade

Who can't make the grade

Looka like there's nothing but dark days in sight

With a cold empty bed

Springs hard as lead

Pains in my head and I feel like old ned

What did I do

To be so black and blue

No joys for me

No company

Even the mouse ran from my house

All my life through

I've been so black and blue

I'm white

But it's inside

So that don't help my case

'Cause I

Can't hide

Just what is on my face oh

Sad and forlorn

Life's just a thorn

My heart is torn oh why was I born

What did I do

To be so black and blue

Just 'cause you're black

Boys think you lack

They laugh at you and scorn you too

What did I do

To be so black and blue

When I drove near

They laugh and sneer

I'm set aside

Always denied

All my life through

I've been so black and blue

How sad

I am

And each day the situation gets worse

My Mark

Of ham

Seems to be a curse oh

How will it end

Can't got a boyfriend

Yet my only sin

Lies in my skin

What did I do

To be so black and blue