When I was a baby
mama called my name
said baby baby
baby James
you'll sing the blues
you'll sing the blues
I hex you
whoa whoa whoa yeah
but if you play your cards right my sweet child
the blues
will bless you yeah

when I was a boy
got my first guitar
wanted to know them three chords
what they were
they were the blues
they were the blues
that saved me
yeah yeah yeah whoa yeah
and if you wanna know the truthfuls
the blues
pretty much raised me

when I was a baby
mama called my name
said baby baby
baby James
you'll sing the blues
you'll sing the blues
I hex you
whoa whoa whoa yeah yeah
but if you play your cards right my sweet child
the blues
will bless you yeah