I've Got the Mourning Blues
First recording and first release by Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee (April 14, 1926 / May 1926)
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- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
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Traditional song first recorded by Uncle Dave Macon on April 14, 1926 as "I've Got the Mourning Blues". It has often been covered with "Morning" in the title instead of "Mourning".
[Verse One]
Been in business and I've been in love, I used to fly high like a turtle dove
Had the blues a many a time, they're just a woman on a poor man's mind
REFRAIN: I got the mourning blues, oh so bad
Honey come and kiss me, they're the worst I've ever had - Licensing
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