What are the blues?
The man wants to know
With Muddy Waters Wailin' on the radio,
"I AM the Blues!"
And boogies on down
As Van Ronk sings of a dirty side of town.

It's an ache in your loins
A knot in your gut
When suddenly you cryin' for some sorry old slut
Whose not so old, but incredibly real
Man, you don't know just how it can feel
To be poor, be black, be broke, be blue
Hey white boy-I'm talkin' to you!

Ah but you got a woman
Or you got your man
On a hot summer's night, on the river or strand
Jelly roll, belly roll, shake and rejoice
shout halaluyah
Baby now I come to ya'
Shake it on down now
Break it on down now
Satisfy, satisfy
Baby I can testify
I ain't never, no never been satisfied.