Bleeding Hearted Blues

by Bessie Smith

From the album: The St. Louis Blues / Cold in Hand Blues

Track 18 of 20 on The St. Louis Blues / Cold in Hand Blues (1925).

Duration: 3:06

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Lyrics for Bleeding Hearted Blues

When you sad and lonely Thinkin' about you only Feelin' disgusted and blue Oh, your heart is aching Yes, it's almost breaking No one to tell your troubles to That's the time you hang your head And begin to cry All your friends forsake you Troubles overtake you And your good man turns you down Evil talk about you Everybody doubt you And your friends can't be found Not a soul to ease your pain You will plead in vain You've got those bleeding hearted blues Yeah baby, tell me what's on your mind Pretty papa, tell me what's on your mind You keep my poor heart achin' I'm worried all the time I give up every friend that I had Yes, I give up every friend that I had I give up my mother I even give my dear old dad

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