Ration Blues-Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five/John Kirby Band

[ti:Ration Blues] [ar:Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five] [al:100 Vocal & Jazz Classics - Vol. 14 (1942-1944)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Ration Blues - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five/John Kirby Band [01:12.36]Baby baby baby [01:14.60]What's wrong with Uncle Sam [01:16.38] [01:17.08]He's cut down on my sugar [01:19.21]Now he's messin' with my ham [01:21.88]I got the ration blues [01:25.69]Blue as I can be [01:28.44] [01:31.12]Oh me I've got those ration blues [01:37.75] [01:42.20]I got to live on forty ounces [01:45.34]Of any kind of meat [01:47.52]Those forty little ounces [01:49.49]Gotta last me all the week [01:52.21]I got to cut down on my jelly [01:54.60]It takes sugar to make it sweet [01:56.87]I'm gonna steal all your jelly baby [01:59.75]And rob you of your meat [02:01.82]I got the ration blues [02:04.40] [02:05.83]Blue as I can be [02:08.08] [02:12.03]Oh me I've got those ration blues [02:20.24] [02:22.73]I like to wake up in the morning [02:25.29]With my jelly by my side [02:27.85]Since rationing started baby [02:30.30]You just take your stuff and hide [02:32.74]They reduced my meat and sugar [02:35.24]And rubber's disappearing fast [02:37.70]You can't ride no more with poppa [02:40.17]'Cause Uncle Sam wants my gas [02:42.84]I got the ration blues [02:45.07] [02:46.63]Blue as I can be [02:49.15] [02:52.43]Oh me I've got those ration blues