[00:16.97]Out in the street shufflin' feet
[00:20.03]Couples passin' two by two
[00:23.09]While here am I left high and dry
[00:25.82]Black and 'cause I'm black I'm blue
[00:30.62]Browns and yellers all have fellers
[00:32.63]Gentlemen prefer them light
[00:35.57]Wish I could fade can't make the grade
[00:38.87]Nothing but dark days in sight
[00:42.53]Cold empty bed springs hard as lead
[00:46.85]Pains in my head feel like old Ned
[00:50.90]What did I do to be so black and blue
[00:58.40]No joys for me no company
[01:03.05]Even the mouse ran from my house
[01:07.19]All my life through I've been so black and blue
[01:15.14]I'm white inside it don't help my case
[01:23.39]'Cause I can't hide what is on my face oh
[01:33.29]I'm so forlorn life's just a thorn
[01:37.67]My heart is torn why was I born
[01:41.81]What did I do to be so black and blue
[01:50.12]'Cause you're black folks think you lack
[01:54.41]They laugh at you and scorn you too
[01:58.64]What did I do to be so black and blue
[02:06.50]When you are near they laugh and sneer
[02:10.88]Set you aside and you're denied
[02:15.11]What did I do to be so black and blue
[02:22.94]How sad I am each day I feel worse
[02:30.89]My mark of Ham seems to be a curse oh
[02:41.15]How will it end ain't got a friend
[02:45.95]My only sin is my skin
[02:50.06]What did I do to be so black and blue