Babe's Blues

Babe's Blues - Betty Carter

Written by：Jon Hendricks/Randy Weston

Small children pound

Babe's blues around

Blues made them cry

Unlike adults

Have fewer faults

And as a rule

They're pretty cool

They meet blues

They greet blues

Then beat blues

Kids take a fall

But like a ball

Bounce up again

They'll shed a tear

Too full of fear

They're not afraid

They've got it made

Kids meet blues

Then greet blues

And beat blues

Small girls and boys

Treat blues as toys

Like in a game

Blues come their way

Most every day

Kids let them in

Don't let them win

Kids make blues

Then fake blues

Then shake blues

We tiny todds

Scat blues a lot

But never grieve

Kids in the know

When feeling low

Cries blues away

Don't let them stay

Kids spy blues

Kids eye blues

Goodbye blues

Kids make blues

Then fake blues

Then shake blues

Kids make blues

Then fake blues

Then shake blues