Inflation Blues-B.B. King

[ti:Inflation Blues] [ar:B.B.King] [al:Blues 'N' Jazz] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Inflation Blues - B.B. King [00:47.50]Hey Mr. President [00:50.67]All your congressmen, too [00:53.50]You got me frustrated [00:55.49]And I don't know what to do [00:59.14]I'm trying to make a living [01:01.82]I can't save a cent [01:04.08]It takes all of my money [01:06.58]Just to eat and pay my rent [01:09.62]I got the blues [01:13.38]Got those inflation blues [01:19.95] [01:20.69]You know, I'm not one [01:22.45]Of those high brows [01:24.73]I'm average Joe to you [01:27.47]I came up eating cornbread [01:29.72]Candied yams and chicken stew [01:33.39]Now you take that paper dollar [01:36.15]It's only that in name [01:38.40]The way that buck has shrunk [01:40.78]It's a lowdown dirty shame [01:44.71]That's why I got the blues [01:48.42]Got those inflation blues [01:52.97] [03:01.95]Mr. President Please cut the price of sugar [03:05.23]I wanna make my coffee sweet [03:08.08]I wanna smear some butter on my bread [03:10.70]And I just got to have my meat [03:14.28]When you start rationing [03:16.94]You really played the game [03:19.63]And things are going up [03:20.78]And up and up and up [03:22.47]And my check remains the same [03:24.20]That's why I got the blues [03:26.99]Got those inflation blues