A blues ballad from 1929
Words and music by Agnes Castleton and Spencer Williams
The sheet music:
Lyrics
Have you ever had a feelin’
The world’s about to end?
Have your brains just kept on reelin’
You seemed without a friend?
Have you had those mean old blues, too
But didn’t understand?
Everyone around refused to
Lend you a helpin’ hand
Chorus
You’re lookin’ around with no one in sight
Wondrin’ where your baby is tonight
Have you ever felt that way?
You’re feelin’ forlorn, you’ve got the Boo-Hoos
Night and day you sing the weary blues
Have you ever felt that way?
You are so down-hearted you don’t know what to do
You ain’t got nobody to tell your troubles to
Just walkin’ for miles with no place to go
Talkin’ to yourself but you don’t know
Have you ever felt that way?
Chorus
You’re watchin’ the clock and pacin’ the floor
Waitin’ for the knock at your front door
Have you ever felt that way?
You can’t sleep a wink, you can’t eat a bite
Everything is wrong and nothin’s right
Have you ever felt that way?
Life is so displeasin’ you wish that you could die
You’re so melancholy and all day long you sigh
Just walkin’ in rings but gettin’ no where
Lookin’ like a beggar in dispair
Have you ever felt that way?