EMPTY POCKET BLUES

I never had a pocket full of money,
I never had a ruby red ring;
All I ever had was you, babe,
Just to sit and listen to me sing.
I've got the blues, the empty pockets blues.

I never had a barrel of money,
I never had a big Cadillac;
All I ever had was you, babe,
And that's a fact.
I've got the blues, the empty pockets blues.

Money, money, money,
When will I make the grade?
I'm so broke that a dollar bill
Looks big as a window shade.

Some people got barrels of money--
They got bushels of ruby red rings;
But they ain't got a little gal like mine,
And they don't know how to sing.
I've got the blues, the empty pockets blues.

Now some say the blues are sorrowful,
Some say the blues are sad;
But when I sing those blues to you,
I come out feeling glad;
I've got the blues, the empty pockets blues.

Don't put your money in a barrel,
Don't waste it on a ruby red ring;
Just give it all to your own little girl
To cook your dinner while you sing.
I've got the blues, the empty pockets blues.


Money, money, money,
When will I make the grade?
I'm so broke that a dollar bill
Looks big as a window shade.

Some people got barrels of money,
They got bushels of ruby red rings;
But they ain't got a little gal like mine,
And they don't know how to sing.
I've got the blues, the empty pockets blues.


I borrowed it from Pete Seeger.
Robyn