Why I Sing The Blues-Ike & Tina Turner

[ti:Why I Sing The Blues] [ar:Ike & Tina Turner] [al:Philadelphia Freedom] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Why I Sing The Blues - Ike & Tina Turner [00:23.47]Everybody wants to know [00:25.55] [00:26.65]Why I sing the blues [00:28.86] [00:30.50]Yes I say everybody wanna know [00:33.17] [00:34.42]Why I sing the blues [00:36.14] [00:37.56]Well I've been around for a long time [00:41.01]I really have paid my dues [00:43.48] [00:45.54]When I first got the blues [00:47.83]They brought me over on a ship [00:49.71]I try to get my men standing [00:51.60]But they get more with a whip [00:53.58]And everybody wanna know [00:55.07] [00:56.78]Why I sing the blues [00:58.76] [01:00.56]Well I've been around for a long time [01:03.28]People let me tell you I've paid my dues [01:05.86] [01:08.05]You know I've laid in a ghetto flat [01:10.61]Cold and numb [01:12.32]I heard the rats tell the bedbugs [01:14.58]To give the roaches some [01:16.03]And everybody wanna know [01:18.08] [01:18.92]Why I'm singing the blues [01:21.18] [01:22.96]Yes I've been around for a long time [01:25.65]Let me tell you I've paid my dues [01:28.38] [01:52.86]I stood in line [01:55.22]Down at the county hall [01:56.95]And I heard a man say we're gonna build [01:59.27]Some new apartments for y'all [02:00.70]And everybody wanna know [02:02.55] [02:04.04]Why I'm singing the blues [02:05.83] [02:07.60]Yes I've been around for a long time [02:10.34]People let me tell you I've paid my dues [02:12.75] [02:14.77]You know probably told me [02:17.54]Cause I wanna gonna grow [02:19.17]'Cause I black can think the proes [02:21.28]Every part that you [02:22.81]And everybody wanna know [02:24.83] [02:26.26]Why I'm singing the blues [02:28.22] [02:29.72]Cause I've been around for a long time [02:32.52]And I've really really paid my dues [02:34.73] [02:52.33]I shame another young [02:54.77]I've really really love singing my blue