Preaching The Blues

I was up this mornin', blues walkin' like a man I was up this mornin', blues walkin' like a man Worried blues, give me your right hand Ah, blues fell mama's child, tore me all upside down Blues fell mama's child, tore me all upside down Travel on ol' Jeffrey Lee, ya know Can't seem to turn him around So preach the blues Preach the blues now Blues is low down shaking chill Blues is low down shaking chill You ain't never had them I don't believe you will Blues is an achin' old heart disease Blues is an achin' old heart disease It's like consumption, baby Killin' me by degrees So preach the blues Preach the blues now I had religion, Lord, this day, very day I had religion, Lord, this very day But the womens and the whiskey They would not let me pray Gonna get me religion Gonna join the Baptist church Gonna get me religion Gonna join the Baptist church Gonna be a Baptist preacher So I don't have to work And preach the blues And preach the blues now