a 1919 popular song
words by Lucy Fletcher
music by Clarence Williams
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Have you heard these blues
That I’m going to sing to you
When you hear them
They will thrill you through and through
They’re the sweetest blues you ever heard
Now listen and don’t say a word
Chorus
Sugar Blues, everybody’s singing the Sugar Blues
The whole town is ringing
My lovin’ man’s sweet as he can be
But the doggone fool turned sour on me
I’m so unhappy I feel so bad
I could lay me down and die
You can say what you choose but I’m all confused
I’ve got the sweet, sweet Sugar Blues, more sugar
I’ve got the sweet, sweet Sugar Blues
- I just love sweet food
Puts me in a nice sweet mood
When I’m like that you will never find me rude
I’m as sweet as can be I was told
But now he says that I’m too old
Chorus
Sugar Blues, everybody’s singing the Sugar Blues
The whole town is ringing
I love my coffee, I love my tea
But the doggone cream turned sour on me
I’m so unhappy I feel so bad
I could lay me down and die
You can say what you choose but I’m all confused
I’ve got the sweet, sweet Sugar Blues, more sugar
I’ve got the sweet, sweet Sugar Blues
Sung here by Fred Feild: