Inflation Blues-B.B. King

[00:46.62]Hey Mr. President [00:49.06]All your congressmen, too [00:52.13]You got me frustrated [00:54.64]And I don't know what to do [00:58.09]I'm trying to make a living [01:00.27]I can't save a cent [01:03.12]It takes all of my money [01:05.97]Just to eat and pay my rent [01:08.66]I got the blues [01:11.19]Got those inflation blues [01:18.81]You know, I'm not one [01:21.55]Of those high brows [01:23.64]I'm average Joe to you [01:26.06]I came up eating cornbread [01:28.62]Candied yams and chicken stew [01:31.69]Now you take that paper dollar [01:34.26]It's only that in name [01:36.85]The way that buck has shrunk [01:39.31]It's a lowdown dirty shame [01:42.45]That's why I got the blues [01:45.49]Got those inflation blues [01:55.17] [03:00.19]Mr. President Please cut the price of sugar [03:02.94]I wanna make my coffee sweet [03:05.80]I wanna smear some butter on my bread [03:09.01]And I just got to have my meat [03:12.74]When you start rationing [03:15.69]You really played the game [03:17.88]And things are going up [03:19.68]And up and up and up [03:20.91]And my check remains the same [03:25.23]That's why I got the blues [03:50.79]