a 1921 popular song
words by Leo Wood
music by Gus Mueller, “Buster” Johnson, Henry Busse
A piano teacher told me nobody plays this any more, but now I sing it.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I got the bluest blues, I’m just as blue as can be
Just got the awful news, my sweetie sweet has left me
I love her so, and now I know, this awful blow, will lay me low
Oh, Lordy Lord! what she did to me, I’m just as sad as can be
Chorus
Wang, Wang Blues, she’s gone and left me with the
Wang, Wang Blues, and let me tell you Mister
I never knew I’d be so blue until she went away
Wang, Wang Blues, I’ve got the ever lasting
Wang, Wang Blues, I’m only asking that my Sweet Sweetie
Will come back and chase away those Wang, Wang Blues
Patter
Believe me blues is blues I’ve found out it’s true
I hope those blues will never get you
And if you see them coming shake in your shoes
Because the Wang Wang blues are awful to lose
I ought to know because I’ve got ’em so bad
And while I’ve got ’em I will never feel glad
I’ve had all kinds of blues but this much I’ll say
The Wang Wang blues will surely turn your hair gray
Sung here by Fred Feild: