Literature
Legal Blues
I got so blue that I was thinking
it must be against the law.
I got so blue that I was thinking
it must be against the law.
The blues broke in and robbed me,
they took all the joy they saw.
So I found me a policeman,
to arrest these blues.
I said, "Please, Mr. Policeman,
would you arrest these blues?"
He said, "Son, I'd like to help you -
I got to give you the news.
"The blues go so far back, son,
they can't be made illegal now.
The blues go all the way back,
they can't be made illegal now.
They're old as drink or as the devil,
there is no way it would work out.
"Well, if the blues were illegal,
cops would deal wi