Strollin' (Nostalgia in Times Square)

Strollin' - Charles Mingus (查爾斯·明古斯)

Strollin'

While strollin' through the park

On a lovely but lonely afternoon

Without a single thing on my mind

And suddenly there he was standing

Right beside me

I started dreaming

He started scheming

Things I never thought he'd do

Now he tells me that we're through

I just don't know what to do

I'm all alone and oh so blue

I'm strollin' I'm strollin'

I don't know where I'm going

But I'm strollin'

I'm moanin' I'm moanin'

He left me for another

And I'm moanin'

He said

Honey I'll never let you go

Because I love you so

He promised that

He'd care for me

But all I saw was misery

I stayed at home each night alone

He ran around painted the town

I've gone and let the blues

Get me down

That's why I'm strollin' round

All he wanted was my money

It's funny

To think I'd live to see the day

He'd shun me

He's away and I pray

Lord please remove those clouds

And make life sunny

Because I've got the blues

That I can't lose

Tell who's strollin' round

Flame those blue low sun

Your sax plays

Burke irving

He never takes me to a show

That old routine he had no dough

He'd stay home long enough to eat

Dress up then run out in the street

You wondered why I feel

The way I do

Well that's why I'm so blue

Yes those blues they got me

Strollin' and sighin'

I'm talking to myself

To keep from cryin'

All alone he won't phone

I'm so darned miserable

I feel like dyin'

Oh yes I've got the blues

So confused

I just keep strollin' round

I just keep strollin'

I just keep strollin'