Odetta - Empty Pocket Blues lyrics

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I never had a pocket full of money<br />

I never had a ruby red ring<br />

All I ever had was you, babe<br />

To sit and listen to me sing<br />

I got the blues<br />

The empty pocket blues<br />

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And I never had a barrel full of money<br />

Never had a big Cadillac<br />

All I ever had was you, babe<br />

And that's a fact<br />

I got the blues<br />

The empty pocket blues<br />

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Some people got barrels of money<br />

Bushels of ruby red rings<br />

But they ain't got a man like mine<br />

And they don't know how to sing<br />

I got the blues<br />

The empty pocket blues<br />

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Now some say the blues are sorrowful<br />

Some say the blues are sad<br />

But when I sing the blues to you<br />

They come out feelin' glad<br />

I got the blues<br />

The empty pocket blues<br />

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Now don't put your money in a barrel<br />

Don't waste it on a ruby red ring<br />

Give it all to your own little girl<br />

To fix your dinner while you sing<br />

I got the blues<br />

The empty pocket blues<br />

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I got the blues<br />

The empty pocket blues<br />