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Joe_F	Early documented blues lyrics, revised (9)	RE: Early documented blues lyrics, revised	25 May 16
With regard to the last list, "blues" for depression is short for "blue devils". The OED has a citation from 1741 ("not troubled with ye blews as I have been"). "Blue devils" must be older, but the OED does not have any older instances. I once saw an old cartoon showing a depressed man being attacked by small blue devils using various implements of torment.

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