101. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (1941)

lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
music by Duke Ellington 

[rehearsal fragment]

Never treats me sweet and gentle
The way that he should
I got it bad and that ain’t good

My poor heart is sentimental
Not made of wood
I got it bad and that ain’t good

And when the fish are jumping
And (..)
I end up like I start out

Just crying my heart out

Lord above me make him love me
The way he should
I got it bad,
I got it bad,
And that ain’t good

from the show Jump For Joy with Ivie Anderson